http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=262040
Wasn't this the same rule that the GOP put in place 11 years ago to punish the Clinton administation and party members when they were being investigated?
But of course this is ok because Tommy boy is a devout Christian. You have to love these 'Christian' politicians who really get away with making up and changing the rules because they think they have a directly line to some white haired guy in the sky so that makes it all alright. Do you really think this is something Jeebus would do?
From the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57294-2004Nov17.html?sub=new)
House Republicans, in an unrecorded voice vote behind closed doors, changed a 1993 party rule that required leaders who are indicted to step aside. Under the revised rule, an indicted leader can keep his or her post while the Republican Steering Committee -- controlled by party leaders -- decides whether to recommend any action by all GOP House members.
The rule change applies equally to state and federal indictments.
NOTE: Unrecorded Vote - these guys really know how to cover their asses!