美国政坛正在发生重大事件。不，不是商界人士奥姆帕·鲁姆帕·唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）对政治体系缓慢、悲惨的颠覆，而是魔术可能最终会得到应有的认可。本周早些时候，得克萨斯州众议员皮特·塞申斯（Pete Sessi***）提出了一项决议，承认魔术为国宝，认为它“没有被正确地承认为一种伟大的美国艺术形式”，也没有被赋予“与其价值和重要性相称的（地位）”

为了解决这一问题，塞申斯希望众议院宣布魔术是一种“稀有而有价值的艺术形式”，并承诺支持确保魔术“得到保存、理解和推广”的努力。为此，该决议列举了魔术的一些吸引人的品质（包括它激励幼儿的能力），并赞扬美国魔术师像哈里·胡迪尼和大卫·科波菲尔。下面是一个简短的摘录，让您感受一下：

Whereas magic is an art form with the unique power and potential to impact the lives of all people; Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible;

Whereas magic is used to inspire and bring wonder and happiness to others;

Whereas magic has had a significant impact on other art forms;

Whereas magic, like the great art forms of dance, literature, theater, film, and the visual arts, allows people to experience something that transcends the written word;

Whereas many technological advances can be directly traced to the influential work of magicians;

Whereas futurist Arthur C. Clarke claimed that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic;

Whereas one of the greatest artists of all time, Leonardo da Vinci, was inspired by magic and co-wrote one of the very first books on magic in the late 15th century;

Whereas modern cinema would not exist today without the innovative work of the accomplished magician Georges Méliès;

Whereas magicians are visual storytellers who seamlessly interweave elements of mystery, wonder, emotion, and expression;

Whereas magic is an outstanding artistic model of individual expression;

Whereas magic fulfills some of the highest ideals and aspirati*** of our country by encouraging people to question what they believe and see;

Whereas magic is a unifying force across cultural, religious, ethnic, and age differences in our diverse Nation;

Whereas magic is an art that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary;

等等。如果你想阅读全文，可以在这里找到。

据《赫芬顿邮报》报道，该法案是塞申斯支持其魔术师选民的方式。其中包括德克萨斯州市长埃里克·霍格（Eric Hogue），他在课文中提到用魔法教孩子们“关于地方**的不同角色和责任”。霍格经常涉猎魔术增强主义（他在2014年宣布了“国家魔术周”），据报道，他还就国家层面的决议与会议取得了联系。

这项决议是否会得到国会的批准还不清楚，尽管它是由六个共和党人共同发起的。不过，另一方面，民主党人似乎并没有太认真地对待这项决议：

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