327 20 12614 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 13, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment Kaneohe, HI September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA001794.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:12 PM Equal Access to Crisis Relief Benefits December 19, 2001 Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick, I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination. As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status. The State of New York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need." Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks. Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies. An inclusive policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an important principle for other such funds. In compensating victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with dignity and equality. Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11 attacks have equal access to the relief fund. Sincerely, Individual Comment Kearny, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA003446.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, December 26, 2001 4:23 PM Death Compensation Form Jan. 26, 2001 Dear Sirs, Could you please explain why the Death Compensation Form will only be available after the "Eligibility Form and Application for Advance Benefits" has been filed? I believe the information requested on the Death Compensation Form could impact the decision to file the "Eligibility Form and Application for Advance Benefits". Will you please consider making this form available to those who would like to review it first? Thank you, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN000957.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:22 PM Human Rights December 18, 2001 Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick, I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination. As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status. The State of New York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need." Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks. Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies. An inclusive policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an important principle for other such funds. In compensating victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with dignity and equality. Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11 attacks have equal access to the relief fund. Sincerely, Individual Comment Newtown Square, PA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA002379.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:20 PM Do NOT Include Illegal Aliens It is salt in the wound to reward illegal aliens with benefits when it was America's lax borders that allowed the September atrocity in the first place. Frankly, their "reward" should be a ticket to their true homes. The comfort of the extended family is more important that money anyway. In addition, benefits given to illegal aliens means less for American citizens -- who should be the government's first priority. Individual Comment Berkeley, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN002249.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Monday, November 05, 2001 4:08 PM Comment - Compensation Payment Comment concerning a victim's compensation payment to family members of those killed as a result of the 9/11 attacks: The surviving family members of those who died as a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 must be compensated by the victim's compensation fund. Although the acts causing the death of innocent people on 9/11 were acts of war, war had not yet been declared. There was no advance notice to those who died to avoid certain activity that could cause death, therefore they were not contributorily negligent in any way. It was the government that was negligent in performing intelligence required to detect in advance that attacks against the United States were planned. Had proper intelligence existed, and perhaps had government agencies heeded advance warnings made by foreign governments of the danger, the attacks could possible been avoided. In addition, the INS wrongly allowed terrorists with expired visas to remain in the United States; the Justice Department failed to inform the INS of the identity of terrorists seeking entrance to the United States; the INS wrongly allowed the terrorist ringleader, Mohamed Atta, to enter the United States although his name was on a United States security blacklist. Had these United States government agencies been performing their function properly, the attacks against the United States may have been prevented. For these reasons, it is proper that the United States government compensate the surviving immediate family members, spouse and children, for the loss of those killed on 9/11 as a result of the ttacks. Although monetary compensation cannot replace a loved one, and the victims cannot be made entirely whole, compensation should be calculated in a way similar to a wrongful death action under Federal law. That compensation should include the estimated lost wages for the anticipated remaining working lifespan of the decedent. The survivors should be expected to meet daily living expenses, including health care and college from this payment as they would had the money been earned wages. The compensation should be calculated regardless of any existing insurance or retirement proceeds since that money is independent of real lost wages felt by dependents of the survivors. Compensation for other expenses such as attorney's fees, pain and suffering etc. should be allowed only if they are permitted in a federal wrongful death action. Thank you for inviting public comment into the decision making process. Individual Comment Silver Spring, MD September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000031.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:13 PM September 11 Victim Compensation Fund Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs Civil Division U. S. Department of Justice Dear Mr. Zwick: I strongly encourage the Department of Justice to adopt regulations for the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund that will ensure that compensation is available to all victims of the attacks, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. I am sure that everyone who died on September 11 left behind loved ones, many of whom were dependent upon the victim's income. As a nation, we must not discriminate against those domestic partners specifically because they were not married to the one who died. Nor should we deny compensation and support to the non-biological children of those victims. Sincerely, Individual Comment Mukilteo, WA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA002180.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:12 PM 9/11/01 Mr. Zwick, I am writing to you out of concern for the families of those people killed in the WTC/Pentagon attacks who happened to be members of the gay/lesbian community. The relationships these people had with their departed loved ones were no less valid than the one I have with my husband of seventeen years. I'd guess a good number of them were of longer duration. And they are just as emotionally and financially devastated as I would be were I to loose my spouse. And yet, in spite of all of this, they are facing no relief, no help, because our wonderful country cannot see fit to wrap the arms of civil union around the LesBiGay community. For some reason lost to me, those in power are unable to separate the 'legal' contract of marriage from the religious rite of matrimony. There is no reason whatsover to prohibit gays and lesbians from engaging in civil marriages - to protect themselves, adopted children, property and other interests. Nothing save the intolerant, judgemental, paternalism of the religious right. The 'rite' needs to be separated from the 'right'. I implore you, in the spirit of dignity and fairness, please afford the survivors of those killed on that terrible day the same rights you would afford to me had my husband died that day. Many of these couples were joined together in religious ceremonies in their churches - their communities see them as married. Their hearts were married. They may have lost a person the feel as a parent or child to. They are no less survivors of that gay person than I would be my husband. They deserve to be treated as such when applying for assistance. Individual Comment Virginia Beach, VA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA000162.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 16, 2001 Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 To Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families. Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money went to those who were already well off in the first place. The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice should do the same. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment Fredericksburg, VA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA005355.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, February 27, 2002 3:08 PM New Vote.com votes as of 03:08 PM EST on February 27th, 2002 Dear September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Vote.com is the Internet's most popular voting site. Millions of people regularly express their opinions and - in just one click - automatically send their views to important decision makers like you. Here are the latest votes on the question, DOES THE GOVERNMENT'S AID PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES OF SEPT. 11 VICTIMS GO FAR ENOUGH?: YES: 27 votes NO: 0 votes Group Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojP000570.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-02-27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Saturday, March 16, 2002 2:04 PM EQUAL BENEFITS FOR GAY AND LESBIANS I am outraged that gay and lesbian partners of those who died on September 11 are not automatically going to receive the same benefits as heterosexual spouses. Gay and lesbians are every bit American as the heterosexual spouses. They pay tax, fight and protect this great country and deserve equal rights from this country. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR000947.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Sunday, March 31, 2002 1:37 PM Imperative to be equally compassionate To whom it may concern: It is imperative to acknowledge the loss and tragedy suffered by all of the victims of September 11, 2001. That means the families as identified by the ones who survived the devastation of losing a domestic partner; whether that partner be the same or other gender, be equally compensated. While the federal government has yet to recognize domestic partners, state jurisdictions as well as hundreds of city municipalities have done so. I encourage the federal government to equally compensate those significant others of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual domestic partnerships as evidenced by shared households, expenses, and joint responsibilities. I have complete confidence that the individuals making these important financial decisions will be just and fair minded. Sincerely, Individual Comment Baltimore, MD September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR002834.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:10 PM 911 funds Mr. Feinberg: I write to you as a concerned citizen with an eye to human rights and to history. You state that you will not allow partners and dependents of gay victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to share in the compensatory funds due to their lack of equal protection under State law(s). I urge you to reconsider your position. Consider for a moment the status of African-American citizens in the South during the Jim Crow era. What if the federal government had not seen fit to get involved, for fear of lawsuits filed under State laws at that time? You find yourself in a unique position-one that most of us would gladly occupy-where you might be a positive influence in societal change. One day, hopefully soon, we will look back on our collective treatment of gays and lesbians as the embarrassment that it is. How do you imagine feeling then, as one who might have crafted progressive policy during your tenure at the Department of Justice, and yet missed this opportunity? Yes, if you take this stand, you will probably be sued. Let them sue. It will undoubtedly increase your workload. So be it. Did you really not consider that eventuality when deciding where to pursue your career? It is not your job at the Department of Justice to take the path of least resistance. It is your obligation, as a guardian of the public trust, to do what is right-not what is merely expedient. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR000527.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friday, December 14, 2001 4:18 AM Protect Traditional Marriage Mr. Kenneth Zwick Office of Management Programs Department of Justice Washington, DC Dear Mr. Zwick: I want to express my opposition to any effort by the federal government to provide 9-11 victim compensation funds to "domestic partners" of unmarried survivors of the terrorist attack upon our nation. Funds disbursed through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 should only go to the surviving family members of those who died on 9-11. Funds must go to the widows, widowers, orphans, and other blood-related or adopted members of the family--not to unmarried sexual partners of those who died. To provide funds to "domestic partners" is to undermine the traditional definition of marriage and family to include any number of sexual liaisons between same-sex or opposite-sex unmarried couples. Many homosexuals and swinging heterosexuals, for example, engage in sex with multiple partners. Do we provide funds to each of the sexual partners? Where do we draw the line on how many "domestic partners" a person may have? Homosexual activists are exploiting the 9-11 tragedy by asking the federal government to redefine what constitutes a legitimate "family" under the law. In fact, homosexual activist , writing in Out magazine has openly called for the subversion of the concept of marriage between a man and a woman. He has urged homosexuals to fight for the legalization of homosexual marriages and once legalized to "redefine the institution of marriage completely . . . . to debunk a myth and radically alter an archaic institution. . . . The most subversive action lesbians and gays can under take--and one that would perhaps benefit all of society--is to transform the notion of 'family' entirely." If the DOJ provides funds to "domestic partners," it will be helping accomplish his goal: That of redefining marriage and altering what he calls an "archaic institution." We also oppose September 11th Funds going to the estates of the deceased instead of to their surviving family members. No one can know for certain where these funds will end up if they are deposited in the estate of a person who has died. The person may have willed his estate to a terrorist, racial hate group, or even to an organization like the North American Man-Boy Love Association. No one will know unless each person's will is examined by a DOJ lawyer. The money should go to the surviving family members of the deceased, not to the estate or to the surviving "domestic partner." Individual Comment Everett, WA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA001701.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:03 PM REQUEST I am writing this email to make a request that all people are treated with justice and equality with the distribution of the funds for the Sept. 11 terrorism attack. I am joinging forces with others in this request. Thanks very much for following through in equal and fair distribution of these funds. God bless, Individual Comment Portland, OR September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojA000537.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. The Assembly State of New York Albany November 21, 2001 VIA TELECOPIER CONFIRMATION BY MAIL Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Main Building, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Re: "September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001" Dear Mr. Zwick: Thank you for this opportunity to submit comments concerning regulations the United States Attorney General is required to promulgate in order to implement Title IV of Public Law 107-42, 115 Stat. 230, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (hereinafter, "the "Act"). As elected legislators representing thousands of survivors of the September 11th attacks and their families, we have a great interest in ensuring that they receive prompt and adequate financial remuneration which would, in part, compensate them for their incomprehensible losses. Below, we set forth several concerns and ideas that we believe the regulations should address. A. Eligibility: Interpretation of Certain Phrases The Attorney General's regulations should assure that the Special Master employs the broadest possible interpretation of the phrases "physical harm," "immediate aftermath" and "collateral source." Proper application of these phrases, as used in the Act, is critical to ensure that eligible survivors and family members receive just compensation and appropriate awards. 1. "Physical Harm" The Act provides compensation for persons who suffered physical harm as a result of the September 11th events. Physical harm, of course, should include not only bodily impairment or significant pain but, in the context of the Act and implementing regulations, also include physical manifestations that result from the trauma of September 11th. Post-traumatic disorders, for example, including but not limited to those that result in difficulty performing daily tasks and/or normal functions, are physical manifestations of these traumatic events which should be fully compensable under the Act. It would be cruel to deny compensation to these people who, though injured, have shed no blood and suffered no broken bones. It is also critical to ensure that compensation is paid for harm that arises or is discovered after a claim is filed or after the time frame for filing a claim has passed. There is a latency period, obviously, for the development of certain ailments; for example, cancer and other illnesses sometimes develop or appear long after the inhalation of certain toxic substances. Survivors, rescue and recovery workers and other persons in New York City and elsewhere inhaled dangerous levels of toxic substances on September 11th and thereafter. The Attorney General's regulations must assure that harm resulting from these exposures is fully compensable under the Act. 2. "Immediate Aftermath" The Act by its terms covers persons who were present at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, or Shanksville, Pennsylvania crash sites, or at those locales in the "immediate aftermath" of those events. It is critical that "immediate aftermath" cover those heroic rescue and recovery personnel who arrived at the sites immediately after the attack and stayed, sometimes for weeks at a time, eating and sleeping in the dust and rubble. The long-term health effects of their heroic actions may not manifest themselves for years to come and it is imperative that they are protected. "Immediate aftermath" must be viewed in a broad geographic sense, as well. For example, persons in other parts of Manhattan and in other New York communities may have been miles away from "ground zero," yet suffered physical harm from toxic plumes that were emitted. 3. "Collateral Source" The "collateral source" category described in the act must be narrowly drawn so as not to punish survivors and family members who received assistance from charitable organizations. "Collateral source" should only include funds received through a contract, an enforceable agreement, or a protected interest in a government entitlement, such as a social security benefit. The rationale underlying monies paid through a contract or governmental obligation differs, obviously, from that of a charitable gift. In the case of a contract governmental obligation, payment is made because payment is required under law. The charitable payment is made out of the generosity of the giver's heart. In this latter context, government's highest obligation is to honor the intent of the giver. It is highly unlikely that any contributor intended that his or her charitable gift reduce the amount a survivor or family member could recover as legal compensation for injuries incurred. B. Eligibility: Immigration Status; Domestic Partners Compensation under the Act should be available without regard to the immigration status of the victim, survivor or family member. The death and destruction wrought by these tragic events did not discriminate based on age, gender, occupation or legal status. All those injured and their survivors and family members should be compensated. The Attorney General's regulation should provide that no person who elects to seek compensation under the Act will be punished for that election. Domestic partners and family members of domestic partners should receive compensation in the same manner as the spouses and children of married partners. The grief suffered by domestic partners and their family members is no less than that suffered by traditional families; it should be compensated no less. C. Waiver The Act provides a no-fault alternative to tort-litigation and a claimant must waive his or her right to commence a civil action upon the filing of a claim. Regulations should be clear that a filed but incomplete application does not constitute a filed claim for purposes of a waiver. In addition, waivers should be based on eligibility and those who are determined to be ineligible on an award and the Act should not be held to have waived their right to commence a civil action. A waiver of rights occurs very early in the application process and before the statute of limitations may have expired for the commencement of a civil action. As a result, those claimants who suffer damages undiscovered at the time a claim must have the opportunity to withdraw their claim and rescind such a waiver. Allowing 60 days from the time of a filed claim for the rescission of a waiver would balance fairness with finality. The ability of a personal representative to waive other survivors' rights to bring a civil action should be carefully delineated and all such survivors must receive notice of the filed claim to allow resolution of the claim after consideration of all losses to all survivors. D. Compensation Claimants should be asked to submit no more documentation than is necessary to demonstrate eligibility. Where a governmental entity has recognized a death or injury, that recognition should be accepted under the Act without requiring additional proof. Compensation for treatment necessitated by September 11-related sickness and injuries should be generous and holistic. The Attorney General's regulations should expressly assure that compensation will, where sought, include payment for chiropractic, homeopathic and non-traditional courses of treatment. E. Appeal The Act does not expressly address this issue, but the Attorney General's regulations should make clear that a claimant may administratively appeal any determination of the Special Master. The Department could consider, for example, utilizing a procedure similar to that established under 29 C.F.R. Part 101 regarding the National Labor Relations Board. Consistent with the Act, a claimant could be permitted to bring his or her claim first to an independent hearing officer, then to a board, and finally to the Special Master on administrative appeal. It would not, however, in our view, be consistent with the Act to allow the government to seek review of any determination. F. Easing the Burden on Survivors and Family Members New York is a wonderfully diverse city. Its residents speak many tongues. Many survivors and family members of persons who worked at the World Trade Center are recent immigrants to the United States who speak little or no English. It is imperative that pamphlets, forms and similar documents be available in many languages to accommodate all such individuals. Language must not be a barrier to obtaining compensation. All forms and informational brochures should include a toll-free telephone number applicants may call for assistance. Telephone assistance should be available in all appropriate languages. At our Committees' November 7, 2001 public hearing, Nancy Anthony, Executive Director of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, testified concerning her organization's coordinating efforts in the aftermath of the bombing of the Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ms. Anthony testified that her organization assigned a caseworker to each aggrieved family to assist it in navigating the maze that sometimes characterizes local, state and federal governmental bureaucracies. This approach, she testified, worked extremely effectively in Oklahoma. The Attorney General's regulations should similarly provide for the assignment of a qualified caseworker or casework team for each survivor and/or family member inquiring about or seeking assistance under the Act. G. Information Sharing and Record Keeping: Publicity Identifying persons who are victims, survivors and family members of victims or survivors of the September 11th attacks is of utmost importance. Unfortunately, during times of crisis, some individuals may seek to take advantage of the circumstances by filing false claims. Such persons should be vigorously prosecuted. To help ensure that all persons eligible for compensation under the Act learn of the compensation fund, the Attorney General should develop a public outreach and advertising campaign. Advertisements should contain objective information and offer a toll-free telephone number. Advertising should not be a forum for campaign-style rhetoric or the promotion of one or more public officials. The Attorney General's regulations should invite voluntary sharing of information and records among charitable groups and between such groups and the government. However, the regulations should make clear that Special Master and his or her staff will not share information with the Justice Department or other governmental or non-governmental entities without the express written and knowing consent of the subject of the record in question. H. Compensatory Claims The clear intent of the Act is to assure generous compensation for the survivors and family members of the victims of these heinous attacks. Consistent with these purposes and the provisions of the Act, compensation should include, but not be limited to, lost wages for the anticipated lifespan of the decedent, college expenses for children, lifetime medical insurance and coverage for ongoing medical expenses. Economic loss should include but not be limited to loss of earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, burial costs and loss of business or employment opportunities. The Attorney General's regulations should also assure compensation for non-economic losses, including but not limited to physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium, hedonic damages, injury to reputation and all other non-pecuniary losses of any kind or nature. Very truly yours, Sheldon Silver Speaker RoAnn M. Destito, Chair Standing Committee on Governmental Operations Joseph R. Lentol, Chair Standing Committee on Codes Helene E. Weinstein Standing Committee on Judiciary Scott Stringer, Chair Standing Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000802.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:40 PM Determining "Compensation" to be paid to "Eligible Individuals" under the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund 2001 I strongly urge separate calculation of compensation for "non-economic loss" and "economic loss." In the case of non-economic loss, all eligible individuals should be compensated in the same amount since there is no reasonable way to calculate differences in such issues as emotional pain, suffering, mental anguish, loss of society, companionship and consortium. Economic loss on the other hand can be calculated and should be offset by any charitable grants received from any other source which were made for the same purpose as the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund 2001. Life and accident insurance proceeds SHOULD NOT be used to reduce compensation for economic or non-economic loss. This argument is based on the premise that life insurance is an asset, generally includable in the victim's taxable estate, which should no more be counted in calculating a decedent's compensation than other assets owned by the victim, such as real estate and bank accounts. Furthermore, to reduce a decedent's compensation by the value of life insurance proceeds is to penalize the decedent for the foresight, hard work and sacrifice made by the victim to provide this benefit for his/her heirs. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000349.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:06 PM Fair benefits for 9/11 victims To whom it may concern: I understand that the September 11 fund is not planning to pay benefits to domestic partners of people who died in the September 11 attacks. I understand that US law does not protect homosexual relationships, but it also does not protect illegal immigrants who are living and working in the United States IN WILFUL VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW. It is an outrage that CRIMINALS get better treatment than HONEST TAX PAYING CITIZENS. If you deny benefits to gay couples on the basis that their particular state's laws do not protect them, you must also deny the same benefits to the illegal immigrants. In fact, if you REALLY intend to comply with the law, you should DEPORT the illegals instead of giving them money, but you're not doing that because you know it isn't right. Why not do what's right in the case of homosexuals too? Keep in mind that if not for the gay man who helped to down flight 93, the US Capitol could be just as flat as the WTC right now. Individual Comment San Francisco, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR000685.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Monday, March 18, 2002 12:24 PM I am sad, disappointed, angry over the news that the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund may not compensate the families and partners of gay men and lesbians. Since when are they not honorable citizens? How can they be less valuable to this country than illegal aliens and unborn fetuses? Please, please, rethink your policy and include these deserving people. Some of the most prominent heroes of 9/11 were gay. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR001887.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Monday, November 26, 2001 10:11 PM Victim Compensation San Francisco, CA U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft The Capital Washington, DC November 26, 2001 Dear Attorney General Ashcroft, The deaths on September 11th were the result of a terrible attack on America. We all grieve this incredible loss. Please do not discriminate against the unmarried partners of September 11th victims. All unmarried partners, gay or straight, young and old and their dependents should be eligible for compensation. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000717.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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