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2001-12-18

Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:21 PM
Fw: September 11 Victim Compensation Fund

I agree, it would be discriminatory to withhold relief to these partners and children especially!

----- Original Message -----
Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:24 PM
FW: September 11 Victim Compensation Fund

As info, I found out about the Compensation Fund for the victims of
September 11. Below is the email I sent to voice my own opinion. If you'd
like to write your own email (or just copy this one), please do so.



> -----Original Message-----
> Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:16 PM
> September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
>
> Fort Worth, Texas
> December 13, 2001
>
> Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
> Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
> U.S. Department of Justice
> e-mail: victimcomp.comments@usdoj.gov
>
> In late September, President Bush and Congress did a wonderful thing and
> authorized the creation of the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund" to
> provide assistance to the surviving victims of the attacks and the
> "relatives" of those who died.
>
> I was recently made aware that the Department of Justice is in the process
> of writing the regulations that will govern implementation of the Fund and
> has invited public comments to guide this process.
>
> Unfortunately, it seems, there are factions who are mounting a campaign to
> request that the surviving partners and children of gay and lesbian
> victims be excluded from the benefits of the Fund. I find these views to
> be unpatriotic, cruel and reprehensible. How could anyone believe that
> the emotional, financial and psychological pain of the September 11th
> attacks and the loss of loved ones should be addressed based only on life
> style choices? Clearly, such a determination would have to be considered
> a blatant exercise in discrimination.
>
> As The Justice Department considers the regulations governing the
> "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund" I urge you to ensure that
> compensation is available to all surviving families of those killed,
> including the committed partners and non-biological children of gay and
> lesbian victims.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Individual Comment
> Grapevine, TX

2001-12-18