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 11, 2002 Victims' Fund for 9/11 Dear Sirs or Madams: I cannot state with enough passion how grateful I am to this country and this government for recognizing the needs and loss the families endured when they lost loved ones on 9/11. I am extremely upset that the generosity this country is putting forth is unlimited unless it involves gays and lesbians. How shameful. I wish I had never contributed now. I wish I had saved the money I gave and given it only to those that would honor gays and lesbians. I didn't think this kind of discrimination would permeate through the united feelings risen in all of us by 9/11. Such a sad day when I read the "excuse" given on Meet The Press by Feinberg - "Can't go against state laws" - when earlier he stated that even illegal aliens would benefit from the Fund. How sad and shameful. I am so angry right now that the religious right has this kind of influence, even after claiming the cause of 9/11 was partially due to the acceptance of gays and lesbians. If this denial of benefits reigns true, and the policy is not fully changed to include the loved ones of gays and lesbians, I will do any and everything in my power to make sure this decision effects the reelection of any supporter - including democrat, republican, or independent. Giving up one's life on 9/11 should not know any political boundaries. If President Bush doesn't speak emphatically against denying gays and lesbians equal coverage, then he does not deserve to label as a uniting President, nor does he deserve to be reelected. If a Congressman/Congresswoman doesn't do anything in his power to make sure equal coverage is granted gays and lesbians, then that Congressman/Congresswoman needs not to be reelected as a leader of this country. A decision like this makes an already group of people feel even less like they are considered an American, even though they suffer like any other American, love their country like an other American, and would die for it like any other American. This country is sending a message that illegal aliens are more deserving than American citizens simply due to whom they love. How sad, how shameful. Can I have a refund on my donation? Individual Comment Dallas, TX September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-11 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 dojR000102.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. 2002-03-11