1025 20 70359 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. Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:39 PM RE: COMMENTS REGARDING SUBTRACTIONS for the Victims Dear Sir or Mam, I for one am totally appalled with the fund for SUBTRACTING any life insurance or pension benefits from anyone who was injured or killed during the Attack. You totally screw any family who planned for their future. I thank God did not lose any friends, acquaintances, or family members in this attack, but I feel totally angered at these subtractions for those families who did. It seems to me it is the governments' cop-out in the failure to protect our citizens from terrorists in the first place. And to further compound the terror, you mess with their future. You want to be fair, or so you say, BUT if that is true then how on earth could you take away and devalue their life or lives the way you are doing? I feel that if the FBI and CIA had been paying attention instead of sitting on their laurels this type of attack wouldn't have been able to take place in the first place. You don't want to be sued or the airlines sued so you cheapskate your way out by such a paltry funding and expect the grieving families to be happy with all these take a ways. I wonder....Is the government so callous, hardened, and uncaring, that if it were each of your family members being screwed by these subtractions, would you be so quick to implement them? You all by rote, spiel out all the words of being upset by these actions, yet you crucify a family for having pensions or life insurance... How is that fair?? A furious taxpayer and Concerned American, Individual Comment Starford PA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-20 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 dojN001170.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. 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 Culver City, CA 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 dojA003678.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. Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:00 PM (no subject) Could you please define "victim" when it come to the 9/11 attack. It has been my experience that is means a life had to have been lost. I did manage to get out. However my life has been turn upside down. I no longer have a job. When you go for assistance, I find that you are treated like a heard of cattle. You are sent from one agency to another being informed that the next agency should be able to help you. Most of the time they take all of you personal information and you never hear from them again. So I was wondering if being unemployed as a results of 9/11 counts as being a victim. I would greatly appreciated an explanation. thank you. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-03 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 dojN001327.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. 2002-01-03 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, Grand Rapids,MI 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 dojA004895.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. Monday, November 26, 2001 3:05 PM Please do not discriminate 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. Sincereley, Individual Comment Berkeley CA 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 dojW000614.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. 2001-11-26 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. United States Senate December 3, 2001 The Honorable John Ashcroft Attorney General Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Attorney General, We applaud the approach you are taking in soliciting wide public comment in fulfilling your legislative mandate to promulgate regulations governing the fair expeditious distribution of funds voted by Congress and approved by the President for victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11. We write to urge that in creating the category of those who qualify as "survivors of someone lost in the crashes" under the fund's regulations, we can best carry out the intent and spirit of the law by compensating all of those who suffered both grievous emotional loss from these murders, and significant financial loss as well. In providing such compensation, we believe the federal government should take into account all of those who had a close relationship with the murdered victim and whose own financial position will be adversely affected by the death. Relevant indicia of such a relationship include a shared residence, shared bank accounts for other financial instruments, joint membership in a health plan, a significant sharing of living expenses, etc. Obviously a wide range of different personal relationships will be covered by this, and we believe that this coverage is wholly appropriate in this instance. We note that this is the approach taken by Governor George Pataki of New York, where so many of the victims live. The act we passed was not an effort by the Congress to regulate any set of personal relationships, nor to encourage or discourage people from following nay particular pattern in their living arrangements. It was simply a prompt response by the Congress to the terrible murders inflicted on America on September 11, in particular by doing what we can to come to the aid of all of those who were victimized by the deaths of people close to them. Sincerely, Patrick Leahy Lincoln Chafee Richard Durbin Maria Cantwell Ron Wyden Jack Reed John Kerry Robert Torricelli James Jeffords John Corizne John Corizne John Corizne Hillary Rodham Clinton Barbara Mikulski cc: Mr. Kenneth R. Feinberg Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-03 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 dojA005490.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. B-289586 January 4, 2002 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner Chairman The Honorable John Conyers Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject:: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Attorney General entitled "September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001" (RIN:1105-AA79). We received the rule on December 21, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as an "interim final rule with request for comments" on December 21, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 66274. The interim final rule contains certain procedural rules for the administration of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 that allow the Special Master to commence operation of the fund and disbursement of payments as soon as practicable. Enclosed is our assessment of the DOJ's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the DOJ complied with applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers, Assistant General Counsel, at . The official responsible for GAO evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule is Norman Rabkin, Managing Director, Tax Administration and Justice. Mr. Rabkin can be reached at . COMMENT BY: Kathleen E. Wannisky Managing Associate General Counsel Enclosure: ANALYSIS UNDER 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B)(i)-(iv) OF A MAJOR RULE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ENTITLED "SEPTEMBER 11th VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001" (RIN: 1105-AA79) (i) Cost-benefit analysis The Department of Justice did not perform a cost-benefit analysis of the interim final rule. (ii) Agency actions relevant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 603-605, 607, and 609 DOJ has certified that the interim final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The rule provides compensation for individuals, not entities. (iii) Agency actions relevant to sections 202-205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1532-1535 The interim final rule does not contain either an intergovernmental or private sector mandate, as defined in title II, of more than $100 million in any one year. (iv) Other relevant information or requirements under acts and executive orders Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. Since the Congress set a 90-day deadline for the issuance of this rule, DOJ found "good cause" under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) to forgo the issuance of a proposed rule and the solicitation of comments as impracticable. Likewise, "good cause" was found under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to have the rule effective upon publication rather than the normal 30-day delay. However, DOJ did publish a Notice of Inquiry on November 5, 2001, in the Federal Register. 66 Fed. Reg. 55901. In response to this notice, DOJ received over 800 comments that are discussed in a appendix to the interim final rule. In addition, comments on the interim final rule submitted by January 22, 2002 will be considered. Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520 The interim final rule contains an information collection that is subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The preamble to the interim final rule contains the information required under the Act. DOJ estimates that the "Registration/Eligibility Form and Application for Emergency Benefits from the Victim Compensation Fund" will have an estimated 5,000 claimants with an average burden of 6.0 hours per response or a total burden of 30,000 hours. The collection has been approved on a emergency basis for 180 days and DOJ is soliciting comments on the collection for the regular review process. Statutory authorization for the rule. The interim final rule is promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, Title IV of Public Law 107-42, 115 Stat. 230 (Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act). Executive Order No. 12866 The interim final rule was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and found to be a "significant regulatory action" under the order. Executive Order No. 13132 (Federalism) The interim final rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a federalism assessment. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-04 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 dojN002680.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, March 12, 2002 4:39 PM To Whom it May Concern: I was appalled to read the words of Kenneth Feinberg regarding gay partners of the 9/11 heroes not being eligible for the same compensation as heterosexual family members. Illegal aliens will be compensated, but AMERICANS who have sexual preferences that offend conservative and religious hypocrits will not? We can ignore Federal immigration law because the Attorney General believes this exception is politically acceptable, but acknowledging gay partnerships would go against state law and therefore, is unacceptable???? I'm ashamed of the manner in which our government chooses to bestow equality. 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 dojR000419.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. 2002-03-12 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 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, November 20, 2001 1:07 PM compensation To Whom it May Concern: I am writing to express my hope that the partners and dependents of gay victims of the recent terrorist attacks on our country will be compensated in a manner equal to the compensation afforded the heterosexual victims' spouses and dependents. This would represent the U. S. values of justice and equality that separates us from the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. Thank you. Individual Comment Cranston, RI September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-20 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 dojW000436.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. 2001-11-20 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, December 24, 2001 12:38 PM equal benefits for homosexual partners December 24, 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 Petaluma, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-24 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 dojN000856.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. 2001-12-24 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. Friday, November 30, 2001 11:38 AM September 11 Victim Compensation Fund Dear Director Zwick: I am writing to support the position of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in their letter to you dated November 21, 2001 regarding disbursement of monies from the September 11 Fund. I agree with the need for the Department of Justice Department to "include among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost their life partners or de facto parents or children, regardless of sexual orientation and marital status." The horrific loss of loved ones to a random terrorist act should not be compounded by our own government denying survivors whatever benefits may be available simply because we fail to have laws to protect all of our citizens. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Very truly yours, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-30 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 dojA000223.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. Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:21 AM (no subject) ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE!! DID THE DIRTY OLE &nbsp BLEED? DID THEY DIE? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DO THEY PAY TAXES??? HOW GODDAM DARE YOU EXCLUDE THE PARTNERS OF GAYS AND LESBIANS? A POX ON YOU AND YOURS. MOTHER OF A GAY MAN. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-17 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 dojR001389.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, March 12, 2002 10:44 AM I was appalled to learn that funds from the September 11th fund will be divied up in such a way that diminutizes important gay and lesbian familial relationships. The inconsistencies of the policy are abhorrent. It is especially predujicial of the funds' allotment when Attorney General Ashcroft is allowing for immigration law to be compromised, but refuses to compensate life partners of gays and lesbians killed in the September 11th attacks. While these individuals gave their lives on that date, it is apparent their loved ones' pain and suffering is less than that of others who too lost loved ones. The judiciousness is an unfair estimate by accepting what was given (someone's life, someone's partner's life) but not giving anything in return. I am disappointed and angered by the unequitable standard that has been set when it comes to all individuals affected by the attacks. It is apparent that the current administration feels some lives are held in higher regard than others. It makes me saddened and ashamed to see our country's government act with such callous and unfair favor when it comes to its citizens that gave so much on that day. 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 dojR000393.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. Monday, November 26, 2001 7:21 PM September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Dear Attorney General Ashcroft, The deaths on September 11th were the result of an attack on all Americans. 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. United We Stand! 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 dojW000687.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. 2001-11-26 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. Friday, January 18, 2002 12:21 PM Exaggeration of the award amount I hope that future public comments by Mr. Feinberg will clarify that, under the interim rules, the average payout from the fund under the interim rules will NOT be $1.65 million (which has been repeated over and over in the press and elsewhere). Of course, those who take the time to "read the fine print" know that the average payout under the interim rules will be much less due to deductions for "collateral source" income. But the average member of the public, not directly affected by the tragedy, is unlikely to take that extra time. This disinformation is not helpful to public debate about whether the interim calculations for presumed economic and non-economic losses are reasonable compensation for the loss of the victim. Here is but one example of how that kind of misunderstanding skews public debate about the fund and its rules. I have read many repeated comments apparently submitted to you by the voter.com website that purport to inform you of their latest poll results on the question "Does the government's aid program for families of Sept. 11 victims goes far enough?" I looked at that website and found that voter.com (or whoever else submits those repeat comments) omitted the rest of the question. (You can verify this too, unless they have changed the question in the mean time). Next to the YES button is the further clarification that "The families will get an average of $1.65 million each to help them rebuild their lives." (Wonder where they got that figure?) Moreover, a NO vote (according to the explanation next to the NO button) requires the voter to believe that that a $1.65 million average payout is not merely too low -- but is indeed "ludicrous." Not exactly a fair way to pose the question if you want to sample true and informed public opinion. Hopefully, this attempt to mislead the rulemakers will be properly ignored. Thank you for considering my comment. Individual Comment Frankfurt, Germany September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-18 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 dojN001992.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. 2002-01-18 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. Saturday, December 22, 2001 1:49 AM Support Crisis Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Partners December 22, 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 Walnut Creek, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-22 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 dojN000625.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. 2001-12-22 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. Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:00 PM benefits for all To whom it may concern, I, like all Americans, have been changed by Sept. 11. Ignorance turns to anger and hate and impairs the ability to feel compassion. I am committed to increasing my ability to feel compassion to whoever is oppressed for only then do we really stop terrorism. Please, show compassion to those victims who were gay and left bereaved family members. I am not gay but I have recently become friends with a gay couple who have a daughter. They are a family just like mine. Please, honor all who died and make benefits available to all family members, including the partners of gay people. Have compassion, haven't we suffered enough from ignorance and hate? Individual Comment 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 dojR000649.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. Saturday, March 16, 2002 5:04 PM Recognize gay partners Dear Sir or Madam, I certainly hope that what I read today was incorrect, that partners of gay and lesbians killed 9/11 will be treated differently that those of married couples. These people were no less in love or in need of their other half, and should be recognized the same way any other half would be in these circumstances. I hope that the help to victims in this tragedy will not be swayed by some people's personal politics or religion (considering that's what created this tragedy in the first place) and America will show that it is a land of people for the people. Thank you, 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 dojR001115.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, January 20, 2002 10:55 PM OBJECTIONS TO THE INTERIM REGULATIONS My ojbections to the interim regulations include: With regard to ECONOMIC DAMAGES: 1. The special master has ARTBITARILY chosen to use outdated(1979), national data to calculate potential earnings for individuals who were employed in 2 buildings in New York City. USE UP-TO-DATE, NEW YORK DATA TO CALCULATE EARNINGS. 2. An individuals education and occupation should be considered when calculating potential life-time earnings. 3. THE $230,000 CAP ON YEARLY EARNINGS SHOULD BE REMOVED. My son would have reached these earnings at 25 years of age. Under the current guidlelines his earnings will remain the same for the remaining 37 years until his projected retirement age of 62. 4. The current $250,000 offering for non-economic damages is an insult when you take into consideration the pain and suffering of those individuals in this horrific event. Some jumped from the building, others died of smoke inhalation, others burned, others were trapped in a burning building without a way to escape and died when the building collapsed. TO USE THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 BECAUSE THOSE GUIDELINES ARE USED FOR THE MILITARY IS A JOKE. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE CIVILIANS WORKING IN MANHATTEN, NOT MILITARY PERSONNEL. With regard to the pain and suffering of the vicitims families, it is continuous. We have had a memorial service on Sept. 28, a burial of very limited remains our 24 year old son, on Dec. 22nd and we were contacted on Jan 22nd regarding additional remains. How does a family escape the continuous pain and suffering we feel? How does our family "come to closure" as we anticipate additional remains? How do I protect my deceased sons younger brothers? We are bombarded with ongoing pictures on tv, the newspapers, magazines, and constant discussion of the event. It is expected that identifications will continue anywhere from 5-10 years. In similar airline litigation, awards range from $2 million - $20 million dollars. If we are unable to litigate, awards should be a minimum of 1 - 2 million, WITHOUT OFFSETS APPLIED. 5. I disagree with the process. All families should be notified in writing what the minimum compensation is BEFORE they waive their right to litigate. 6. Overall, the interim regulations MINIMIZES ALL INDIVIDUALS COMPENSATION. Economists report in the case of all 22 -50 year old individuals in the securities business, their compensation based on potential earnings is devalued 100% , individuals with a bachelors degree or more is devalued by 30%, a firefighter or policeman is devalued by 27%. All I ask is for the special master to be fair and honest. If you're calculating potential earnings, CALCULATE TRUE POTENTIAL EARNINGS. If you are making a reward for pain and suffering, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE TRUE PAIN AND SUFFERING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ENDURED. Remember these individuals who lost their lives at work that day were hardworking, taxpaying individuals who contributed significantly to our economy. Compensate their families appropriately, as Congress intended. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-20 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 dojN002145.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. 2002-01-20 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 11:25 PM Kenneth Feinberg's comments To Whom It May Concern: I am saddened by Kenneth Feinberg's comments on "Meet the Press" this past Sunday. I am ashamed that my government would see fit to so openly discriminate against Gays and Lesbians, people who were equally devastated by the events of September 11. I rejoice over the new found freedoms of the women of Afghanistan, but wonder how we can call other governments discriminatory when we won't even acknowledge such a large, politically active, community-oriented group in our own country. Is there something that tells you that gays and lesbians grieve less, sacrifice less, or in any way are less affected than other U.S. Citizens by these events? How can you in good conscience say that you will forgive immigration violations to compensate illegal immigrants, yet ignore and marginalize a group of citizens who were legally employed? How can you look into the faces of the loved ones of those who died - people who loved and cared for the victims as much as any spouse - and tell them that they don't count simply because of their sexual orientation? I think the obvious answer is that you decline to look at them at all. For that you should be ashamed, especially to wrap your discrimination in the cloak of warding off lawsuits, an incredibly specious argument and one not worthy of consideration. Not in this country, not in this time. I hope that you will reconsider your actions, take the right and moral step and compensate those who lost loved ones, regardless of their sexual orientation. I expect my government to act in a more noble manner. Individual Comment Seattle, Washington 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 dojR000707.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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