GOP Rules Should Force DeLay to Step Down

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) was indicted today by a Texas grand jury on corruption/campaign finance charges. Late last year, congressional Republicans voted to change an 11-year-old rule that automatically forces an indicted Member of Congress to step down from their leadership post. The move was widely acknowledged to be designed to specifically protect DeLay. But under pressure, the GOP reversed that vote, meaning DeLay must step down.

UPDATE: DeLay has stepped down (though according to him, only temporarily).

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