,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #idg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,raskin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1    
,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,may #g1 #bjbj1 as a ,national ,day  
of ,reason and recognizing the central  
importance of reason in the betterment  
of humanity4  ,whereas the application  
of reason has been the essential        
precondition for humanity's             
extraordinary scientific1 medical1      
technological1 and social progress since
 the modern ,enlightenment2 ,whereas    
reason provides vital hope today for    
confronting the environmental crises of 
our day1 including the civilizational   
emergency of climate change1 and for    
cultivating the rule of law1 democratic 
institutions1 justice1 and peace among  
nations2 ,whereas irrationality1 magical

 thinking1 and superstition have        
undermined the national effort to combat
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and reason is
 fundamental to creating an effective   
coordinated response to beat the virus  
involving the ,federal ,government1 the 
,states1 and the scientific and medical 
communities2 ,whereas ,america's        
,founders insisted upon the primacy of  
reason and knowledge in public life1 and
 drafted the ,constitution to prevent   
official establishment of religion and  
to protect freedom of thought1 speech1  
and inquiry in civil society2 ,whereas  
,james ,madison1 author of the ,first   
,amendment and fourth ,president of the 
,united ,states1 stated that ,the       
advancement and diffusion of knowledge  
is the only guardian of true liberty1   
and ,knowledge will forever govern      
ignorance1 and a people who mean to be  
their own governors1 must arm themselves
 with the power knowledge gives2 and    
,whereas1 ,may #g1 #bjbj1 would be an   
appropriate date to designate as a      

,national ,day of ,reason3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of a ,national ,day of      
,reason2 and  7#b7 encourages all       
citizens1 residents1 and visitors to    
join in observing this day and focusing 
on the central importance of reason1    
critical thought1 the scientific method1
 and free inquiry to resolving social   
problems and promoting the welfare of   
humankind4