St. Paul City Council Member Melvin Carter III had planned to introduce a resolution at Wednesday's meeting to show support of those seeking the truth in the shooting death of  Trayvon Martin in Florida.

At the last minute, Carter decided not to offer the resolution, but instead he and three other council members wore hoodies at the afternoon meeting. Council Members Dave Thune, Russ Stark and Amy Brendmoen joined Carter in the gesture, which was designed to highlight the efforts for justice in the case.

Carter's aide, Noel Nix, said there wasn't time to get the wording of the resolution exactly right, but that the council member did make a strong statement concerning the case.

"He's sensitive to the fact that the facts are still coming out in the case, and wants to be sure the language of his resolution capture the sentiment that he and his colleagues share on the case," Nix said.

While wearing hoodies in the council chambers made news, it didn't cause problems like a similar situation Wednesday in Washington, D.C.: U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, was scolded and escorted off of the House floor on Wednesday for wearing a hoodie and sunglasses while making a speech about Trayvon Martin.

The reason? The House dress code requires men to wear coats and ties and hats are prohibited, and the hoodie was considered a head covering.

 Rush was a member of the Black Panthers in the 1960s, and his own 29-year-old son died of a gunshot.

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