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A bill proposed in the Illinois House of Representatives would have made former President Barack Obamas birthday a state holiday in Illinois, Obamas home state.

According to the text of the bill, The fourth day of August of each year shall be a legal holiday to be known as Barack Obamas Birthday to be observed as a day on which to hold appropriate exercises in commemoration of our illustrious President. When August fourth shall fall on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be held and considered the holiday.

The only thing surprising about the bill is that its sponsorstate Rep. Sonya Harper, a Democrat from Chicagodidnt mandate Sunday church services be moved to make room for the illustrious Obamas birthday.

The bill, which was later rejected by everyone in the Illinois House of Representatives with even a shred of common sense (a little more than half), would have cost taxpayers an estimated $20 million.

However, one good thing did come from the foolish attempt: Conservatives across the country had a good laugh at the former presidents expense.

Replying to a story about the proposed holiday in the Washington Examiner, one reader wrote on Twitter, Its a little early for April Fools Day, no?

Another person wrote, Wow, this is NOT from The Onion. This almost happened. For real.

Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief at Ricochet and a master of snark, simply wrote, So racist.

Before listing all the names of the ridiculous state legislators who voted for the proposal, Joe Kaiser, an assistant editor at the Illinois Policy Institute, explained on IPIs website just how foolish the proposal was.

Instead of inventing new holidays, lawmakers both Democratic and Republican should be getting to work on economic reforms that would save the state money, not cost money through added personnel costs and lost productivity, Kaiser wrote.

Illinois backlog of bills has hit a record high, at more than $13 billion, and the state isnt even covering the interest on its mounting pension debt, Kaiser wrote. Meanwhile, lawmakers who havent passed a balanced budget in 16 years have come up with few solutions to the states fiscal woes other than multibillion-dollar tax hikes.

Considering the bill fell only six votes shy of passing, its safe to say this isnt the last weve heard of Obama Day.

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