Sure, suffering United States military veterans are committing suicide every day, are homeless and destitute and subjected to a life of poverty with elusive and incomplete healthcare, but that can all back burner because magic — the “art of appearing to perform supernatural feats” — desperately needs to be “officially recognized” as a “rare and valuable art form and national treasure.”

That’s not some wiseass line we whipped up to get people to click or read (well it kind of is but stay with us here) it’s an actual House resolution introduced recently by an actual U.S. congressman — none other than Texas Rep. Pete Sessions (which is kind of like an ice cream man named “Cone” or a library detective named “Bookman”) who is a proud member of the Republican party.

This from NBC News:

Dropping the names of magicians like Harry Houdini and David Copperfield and referencing writer Arthur C. Clarke and artist Leonardo da Vinci, Sessions’ resolution declares that magic needs to be “preserved, understood, and promulgated.”

And it ticks off several reasons why any opposition to “H. Res. 642” should be made to disappear.

“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,” the resolution states.

Sessions also mentions Eric Hogue, a former professional clown who is now mayor of Wylie, Texas, and “who learned the art of magic as a child, continues to use those skills to teach elementary school students about the different roles and responsibilities of local government.”

Oh and get this: it’s not the first time Sessions has try to pull this trick. He’s introduced the resolution before, on behalf of magic.

Look, not to opine too much on this because, let’s face it, the motion’s stupidity kind of punches you in the face now doesn’t it? But seriously — this is what this guy is spending his time on? Drawing up love letters to magic? Magic? As if it matters if Congress has some “official” paperwork on the fact that some people enjoy guys playing with cards and pulling rabbits out of hats and fake cutting bikini models in half.

It doesn’t.

Furthermore, and excuse us if this sounds slightly quixotic, but in the time Sessions is crossing his “t’s” and dotting his lowercase “j’s” on these magical resolutions he can be helping the lives of veterans by contributing to meaningful legislation on the issue.

Is that crazy? Is that so much to ask?

By the way, click here for Rep. Pete Sessions’ contact information. Give him a call or a toot.