Expelling George Santos was a win for Congress’ grammatical hero

Whether it's correcting error-filled letters or reminding GOP foes that 'Democrat' is not an adjective, the Maryland's Jamie Raskin is a syntax star.

When the U.S. House of Representatives voted to kick out George Santos, it wasn’t just voting on morals or crimes.

Some, like Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, were voting on grammar. That’s why, out of the monthslong ordeal that resulted in Santos’ expulsion, Raskin is the true American hero.

This time, Raskin, along with 310 of his colleagues, voted to expel Santos. But it was after the previous expulsion vote took place in November when Raskin proved his grammatical bona fides.

In that vote, Raskin voted not to kick Santos out because, despite the evidence, Raskin worried about the precedent it would set. After that vote, Santos sent a letter laden with grammatical and spelling mistakes to Raskin and the others who had sided with him. Raskin — in a delightful bit of trolling — copyedited and returned the letter to Santos.

In a Congress that’s on track to be the least productive of any American Congress since 1931, it was a rare moment of something — anything — happening.

Read the full column at Inquirer.com.