“Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible.”
Magic may no longer just exist in the recesses of the American imagination. Rep. Peter Sessions, a Republican from Texas, introduced a Congressional resolution Monday recognizing magic as "a rare and valuable art form and national treasure."
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Sessions, who is chairman of the House Rules Committee, introduced the resolution to advance Texas state and local efforts to recognize magic as an art form.
Eric Hogue, mayor of Wylie City and a self-described magician who called on Sessions to introduce the federal resolution, said in 2014 that the art classification opens the door for magicians to apply for corporate grants to fund visits to children's hospitals, nursing homes, and schools.
The 711-word resolution reads as a passionate ode to magic, describing it as "an art form with the unique power and potential to impact the lives of all people."
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Magic, states the resolution, "enables people to experience the impossible" and is "used to inspire and bring wonder and happiness to others."
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