March 28, 2005
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 172 Session of 2005
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INTRODUCED BY LEACH, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BISHOP,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, LEDERER, LEH, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SCHRODER, SHANER, SHAPIRO, B. SMITH, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND FABRIZIO, MARCH 29, 2005
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INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 29, 2005
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Designating April 24, 2005, as "Pennsylvania's Day of
Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923."
WHEREAS, One and one-half million men, women and children of
Armenian descent were victims of the brutal genocide perpetrated
by the Turkish Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; and
WHEREAS, The Armenian genocide and massacres of the Armenian
people have been recognized as an attempt to eliminate all
traces of a thriving and noble civilization more than 3,000
years old; and
WHEREAS, Revisionists still inexplicably deny the existence
of these horrific events; and
WHEREAS, Modern Turkey continues to deny and distort the
facts of the Armenian genocide and honors the perpetrators of
that crime against humanity as national heroes; and
WHEREAS, Before the implementation of the Holocaust of
European Jews, in order to encourage his followers, Adolf Hitler
asked, "Who remembers the Armenians?"; and
WHEREAS, By consistently remembering and openly condemning
the atrocities committed against the Armenians, Pennsylvanians
affirm the need for constant vigilance to prevent similar
atrocities in the future; and
WHEREAS, The Armenian people have not received reparations
for their losses; and
WHEREAS, Recognition of the 89th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide and education about past horrors is crucial to ensuring
against future genocide; and
WHEREAS, Armenia is now a free and independent republic,
having embraced democracy following nearly 70 years of
oppressive Soviet domination; and
WHEREAS, Armenian Americans living in Pennsylvania have
greatly enriched this Commonwealth through their leadership in
business, agriculture, academia, government and the arts;
therefore be it
RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate April 24, 2005, as
"Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of
1915-1923"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to the
Pennsylvania congressional delegation and to the Armenian
National Committee of Pennsylvania.
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