dojW000627.xml

dojW000627.xml

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2001-11-26

Monday, November 26, 2001 3:46 PM
compensation

Dear Attorney General Ashcroft,

The deaths on September 11th were the result of an attack on America.
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 based on a set of minimum
guidelines.

These guidelines should be based on the length of relationship, the fact
that the couple was living together at the time of an individual partner's
death, established joint finances, existing dependents such as a
child/children, etc. If one or more of these factors--and others along the
same lines--were in place, then unmarried partners should have the same
compensation rights as married partners.

Individual Comment

2001-11-26