South Carolina H 5307: Teacher candidates

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2025-2026 Bill 5307 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 04, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5307

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND 
COMMEND GREECE AS THE "CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY" AND TO CELEBRATE MARCH 25, 2026, AS 
GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Whereas, on March 25, 
1821, the Feast Day of the Annunciation, the Greek nation reclaimed its ancient 
heritage as the "Cradle of Democracy" by overthrowing the yoke of oppression that 
had enslaved its people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Conquered by 
the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century, Greece waged a successful war of 
independence (1821-1829) and reinstituted a democratic form of government; and

Whereas, the people of 
the United States generously offered humanitarian assistance to the Greek 
people during their struggle for independence; and

Whereas, the price for 
Greece in holding on to our common values in their region proved to be high, as 
hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed in Greece during World War II; 
and

Whereas, Greece is one 
of only three nations in the world, beyond the former British Empire, that have 
been allied with the United States in every major international conflict over 
the last one hundred years; and

Whereas, located in a 
region where Christianity meets Islam and Judaism, Greece maintains excellent 
relations with Muslim nations and with Israel and demonstrates religious 
tolerance; and

Whereas, the ancient 
Macedonians were Hellenes, and their Hellenic descendants are in present-day 
Macedonia, a northern province of Greece; and

Whereas, Greece and the 
United States are at the forefront of the effort for freedom, democracy, peace, 
stability, and human rights; and

Whereas, over the past 
year, the United States has significantly increased its engagement with Greece 
in the maritime sector. In partnership with the Greek shipping fleet, the 
United States is helping Greece and all of southeast Europe to ensure energy independence; 
and

Whereas, March 25, 
2026, Greek Independence Day, marks the anniversary of the beginning of the 
revolution that freed the Greek people from the Ottoman Empire and celebrates 
the aspirations for democracy and tolerance that the people of Greece and the 
United States share; and

Whereas, it is proper 
and desirable for the United States to celebrate this anniversary with the 
Greek people and to reaffirm the democratic principles from which these two 
great nations were born and for South Carolina to reaffirm its abiding 
commitment to the magnificent principles of democracy and religious freedom. 
Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and commend Greece as the "Cradle of Democracy" 
and celebrate March 25, 2026, as Greek Independence Day.

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