998 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. Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:03 PM Victim's compensation I don't believe the government should pay the victim's any amount for what happened on 9 eleven. Please explain how it is the airline's fault or the government's responsibility. The airlines were not negligent. These people did not bring anything on board they were not allowed to do. What happens if the next time, God forbid, 100,000 people lose their lives. What happens in Israel when a terrorist kills himself along with innocent people. Is the Israel government to blame? Individual Comment 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 dojN002330.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. Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:56 AM To Whom It May Concern: Please give equal donations and charity to homosexual partners of the World Trade Center victims. Their grief is the same as everyone else's, and so are their bills. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-21 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 dojR002485.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. 2002-03-21 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 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 4:00 PM Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Victims of 9/11 I am appalled by the stance that the government has taken regarding giving benefits to Gay and Lesbian Americans who lost their life partner in the tragic events of 9/11. Apparently it would be too time consuming to clearly outline who should receive death benefits of those killed in the 9/11 attacks, so you are defaulting to individual state laws to decide it... unfortunately, most state laws do not recognize domestic partners and/or same-sex marriages. Which basically means partners of Gays and lesbians killed at the WTC or Pennsylvania or the Pentagon are pretty much out of luck. Hiding behind the guise of following state law is despicable. Especially since you are bending the rules for victims who are not even legal citizens of the United States. If this is the way the government is going to proceed, then you should have the courage to visit each and every partner of a gay and lesbian victim of 9/11 and personally explain to them why their relationship does not "qualify" as a legitimate one; explain to them why their grief is less than those of heterosexuals; and why, in the so-called Land of the Free, where we are supposedly fighting for everyone's individual freedom on a daily basis in foreign lands, you can systematically limit our fellow citizen's freedom to choose who he/she can and cannot love. I am always proud to be an American, but I am increasingly embarrassed by the actions of my government regarding the Gay and Lesbian population. Especially since they are a community of very active voters. If for no other reason than your re-election concerns, you should do something to correct this injustice. Sincerely, Individual Comment 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 dojR000231.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 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, December 16, 2001 1:44 PM EQUITY Please, respect the dead and their grieving families -- those who made less for their jobs must not make less for their LIVES! Please, compensate the people who need it most! Signed -- A New Yorker who knows what it is like to just be making it.... Individual Comment 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 dojA002068.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. 2001-12-16 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. Monday, March 18, 2002 7:07 PM 9//11 Fund Exclusion of Gay Partners I am truly horrified that Mr Feinberg would think to discriminate against gay partners under the cloak of state laws. After all of the gay heroes killed 9/11, to slap their loved ones in the face this way is reprehensible. I implore the fund to reconsider and treat gay partners with the dignity and fairness they deserve. 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 dojR001746.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. Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:28 PM You truly are bigots in the same fashion as the killers who murdered . How can you blatently discriminate against homosexual/same-sex couples and not honor their commitment and love for one another when it comes to the distribution of financial compensation to 9/11's survivors' families and loved ones. It is this exact kind of shameful, unholy discrimination that lead to the terrorist acts on 9/11. Your discrimination of this love only perpetuates the evil that you are trying to compensate for. You even provide compensation to aliens not belonging to this country. Shame on you. 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 dojR000621.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, January 21, 2002 5:00 PM comments on the comp plan my name is and my son was killed in the north tower. The federal government should help the parents and the brothers and sisters of the victims. The rest of our life's will be filled with pain. We will forgive grief our son. brother will always be with out his brother. When and I die he will be alone. Try walking in our shoes and then you will get the full picture. You should walk in the shoes of everyone connected with 9/11 to understand how we all feel. I would like you to read the letter I sent today to our President. Individual Comment Morganville nj Attachment 1 I want to address the fact that the government has forgotten about the parents and brothers and sisters of the victims of 9/11. I want you to understand our lives since 9/11.What is our life as parents like? In order to tell you that I have to give you some background. On 9/11 my wife ran out of when she learned that there was a fire in one of the twin towers. She did not know that a plane flew into the building yet. When she got outside she could see that the top of the building on fire. Our son worked in on the floor of 1 WTC. fell to the ground crying. She might not have made it through that day except for a man that moved her away from the burning building. The man would helped my wife was who might have just saved my wifes life. My wife watched her son being burnt alive while I watched it on the television. Not many parents can say that they saw their son killed over and over. Thank G-d for that. You do not have any idea what that was like and still is to this day. Pictures of the World Trade Center will be in newspapers and on TV for a long time. 9/11 has become a word. That day is burned into our brain as well as our heart. We were forced to watch on television the repeated shots of the plane going into the Trade Center while we waited for news that never came. Our son, had disappeared. Our son was married for 5 years. He had a two-year-old son. On September 15, his wife gave birth to twin girls. never saw his two babies. His daughters will never know what a great father would have been to them. There was no one better than him. He was looking forward to the birth of his new daughter. We joked about how loud he would be when gave birth. He said they would hear him in California. I told him that he was wrong and that they would hear him around the world As parents but not next of kin we are the forgotten people. The American people have poured their hearts out to the wifes and husbands of people who were killed that day. They also poured their hearts out to the children left behind. I am very glad that they are being taken care of my sons family. Now let me tell you about the forgotten people. These are the parents of those killed that day. They are also the brothers and sisters of those killed that day. When flags were given to next of kin they were excluded. A flag would have cost $11.50 cents and would have helped us feel like the country knows about our lose and how great our lose is. We are not even worth that. When urns were given to next of kin they were excluded. In short we are not part of the process when it comes to our children. Is this the message that you want to give to us? How can you not recognize the fact that we have lost someone more precious to us than life itself? Life is not suppose be like this. We are not supposed to bury our children. In this case we do not even get to bury our son. I have heard two fathers say" Thank g-d that they found my sons body. How sick is that but you know what, they are right. They have some sort of closure. But still their lose is great. We are going to grief counselors and to support groups to help us to deal with our lives. We are told that losing a child is the greatest loss that there can be yet our government does not care. You do not know who we are. You have not made an attempt to find us and help us. No one is government has lifted a finger to try to find and help us. This is not a contest to see who can hurt the most. During the past 4 months we have come in contact with a number of parents that have had loses like ours. We have seen one woman who is unable to work because she sells a product and needs to always be perky to make a sale. Who wants to buy from her when see is crying all the time? She has not worked in 4 months .We have seen one man who lost his job because of the effects of 9/11 as well as his son. His wife and daughter are afraid that he might do harm to himself. We have seen the relationship between in laws dissolve and erode. While this is a small sampling of parents I think that there are thousands of parents that need help to make it through life. We are trying to deal with our pain. As parents we will need help for the rest of our lifes to get through this. Our loss will always be with us. The government has turned their backs on us. We need you to acknowledge our loss. We feel that no one cares about us. This makes our lose much worse. We hear about the fireman. We hear about the policemen. We hear about the wifes. We hear about the children. Sometimes we even hear about the victims. We never hear about the parents. We never hear about the brothers and sisters. Is their lose any less of a lose than a wifes loss. Who is going to help us deal with our pain? We did not just raise and then forget about him. Yes he did marry and had started a family but is was still our son for life, how ever short it was. A parent or a brother or sister will always be the parents and the brother or sister. A wife can be a widow or a wife again. We have seen over the last few months the effect of losing a child has on parents. We cannot make it through the day without crying. We cannot stand in long lines without having an anxiety attack. We carry pills to help us if need them. We have many triggers that cause us to cry. If we see a father with a young child we cry. If it is our birthdays we cry because our sons or daughters will not be calling. Tomorrow is our anniversary and will not be calling. He will not be coming to take us out to celebrate. This has made us cry over this weekend. In short almost anything can cause us to cry. When a parent loses a child a part of the parent dies. It feels like a hole opened in our body and we cannot seem to seal that hole. Please consider how we as parents feel and acknowledge our great lose. If this had happened to a child of yours you would feel the same thing that we feel every minute of every day. You would need the same help that we will need for the rest of our lifes or what is left of them. Last week we went to a meeting set up by a group that works with self-support groups around the country. They had people from the Pam Am flight and people from the Lebanon attack and others. The thing that stuck me the most was how hard it was for the father who lost his son over 18 years ago in Lebanon to speak to us. He tried to hold back the tears but could not do it. We will never stop crying for our children lost on 9/11. How can we go on? The answer is that we have to. We have to go on for our other children and our wifes or husbands no matter how we are suffering. Let me tell you what happens in a normal day to us. You get up in the morning and take a shower and cry while you do so. No one can hear you so it is a good place to cry. You have breakfast and maybe you cry. Then you get in your car and drive to work. Half of the trip you cry and try to see the road at the same time. At work you cry during the day. You go to the bank to make a deposit. You start shaking from being in line. The bank employees know what happens to me. They take the deposit and I go sit down while they get me some water. I take a pill and after about 15 minutes I can leave the bank. This condition was not there before death. You go home after work and you cry when you see a beautiful sunset and you cry because your son is part of that sunset. You have dinner and then a few more cries and it is time to go to sleep. You think of your son as you close your eyes. You hope that you will dream about him tonight. This is our life. Talk to other parents and you will find the same thing happening to them. There is nothing that can bring back our son. The government does not know who we are. There is no list of parents that are not next of kin. There is no list of the brothers or sisters. We hope that one day the government will find a way to say that they are sorry for our loss. We hope that someday you walk in our shoes for a few moments to see what life is like for the parents. Only then could you understand the life that is now ours. A few weeks ago a person kill herself because her husband died on 9/11. Each person in our support group understood why she did what she did. Life is so hard for each of us every minute of everyday. We think about 9/11 everyday. Our sons and daughters went to work and never came home. They disappeared. The building they worked in disappeared. We ask ourselves, How can that be? We ask you to help us coupe with our pain. We do not know what the answer is but we do know the great suffering that each parent goes through ever moment of their lifes. Now and forever. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-21 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 dojN002184.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. 2002-01-21 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 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, March 21, 2002 9:06 AM Domestic Partners I think domestic partners should be covered in the compensation fund. Some states recognize such relationships and upon proof of the relationship, we should not judge... lest we be judged. Please extend our national sense of community to these victims and their surviving loved ones. Individual Comment Montgomery, AL. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-21 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 dojR002486.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. 2002-03-21 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 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 7:56 PM Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment Chicago, IL 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 dojA000529.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. 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 Oakland, 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 dojA003654.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. Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:21 PM Comments to Sept 11 Victim Comp Fund Dear Special Master Feinberg; I am very much interested in the Sept 11 Victim Compensation Fund. My husband was killed while at work on the floor of World Trade Center Building II on that dreadful day. I have reviewed the interim rules and procedures for claim submission to the above referenced fund and submit the following comments. I am pleased that our government has made an attempt to compensate victims and families of deceased victims to the September 11th tragedies and to do so as painlessly and expeditiously as possible. While I commend these efforts I am dismayed at 1) the amount of the 'presumed noneconomic loss', 2) the offset of the award by collateral sources and 3) the requirement that claim submission waives the right of the claimant to file a civil action for damages sustained. 1) In light of this horrific tragedy - one most unimaginable - an award of $250,000 for noneconomic losses seems paltry and an insult to the heroic and patriotic efforts of the victims. Nothing less than 1 million dollars should be considered. 2) Reducing the amount of the total award by collateral sources such as life insurance policies and pension plans is unfair. These benefits were of course provided in the event of death but should in no way be considered a source of compensation in settling wrongful death suits or claims. Individuals who had the forethought to provide for their families after death should not be penalized for doing just that. Congress and the President should amend the Act to do away with reducing the award by these sources. 3) It was my understanding that this legislation was enacted to help bailout the airline industry. Why on earth then would legislation prohibit civil suit against other potentially negligible parties, such as the owner(s) of the World Trade Center Buildings, the City and State of New York, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Omar Bin Laden? If in fact the legislation was intended to bailout all of these entities, then the award should be far greater than the estimated minimum of $500,000 to families of deceased victims. Finally, I'm sure it is the objective of the Fund to have a great number of the victims and families of victims submit to the Fund. I think however that the rules and procedures of this Act as they are currently written will have the exact opposite affect. Thank you for the opportunity to present my views to you. Respectfully submitted in loving memory of , Individual Comment 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 dojN002375.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, January 30, 2002 11:45 PM Insurance Offset Some people have objected strongly as to the fairness of offsetting insurance proceeds against compensation from the fund. Since the purpose of the fund is to make survivors of victims insofar as possibly financially whole, and not to make the survivors of the foresightful better off than the survivors of the less prepared, this argument is without merit. However, to assuage their sense of unfairness I recommend that the formula be altered so that for those who are the named beneficiaries of life insurance policies, their award include the cost of premiums paid. Individual Comment Golden CO September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-30 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 dojP000300.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, December 19, 2001 1:26 AM Equal Rights 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 cache, ok 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 dojA002462.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. UNITED STATES SENATE January 24, 2002 Mr. Kenneth Feinberg Special Master in Charge of Distribution Victim Compensation Fund Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Rm 1145 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Dear Mr. Feinberg, Enclosed please find a copy of the correspondence Senator Boxer received from , regarding eligibility for the Victims Compensation Fund. states that she lost her father in the World Trade Center, but has been unable to obtain financial assistance. Although she is not a minor, she states that her father was assisting her financially. Senator Boxer is forwarding the attached for your review and consideration. Any information you can provide in response to the concerns expressed by will be most appreciated. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please respond to Senator Boxer's San Francisco office, . Sincerely, Director of Constituent Services Attachment 1: Dec. 16, 2001 Sen. Barbara Boxer 312 North Spring St. Suite 1748 Los Angeles, CA Dear Sen. Boxer, I wanted to write to let you know I moved to California a year and a half ago, making this state my new home. I lost my dad who worked in the World Trade Center and my mom passed on a few years ago as well and I am an only child. Therefore I have to deal with everything myself now. So I wanted to get on your radar screen, since I have been feeling like I might fall through the cracks. Recently I got a letter from Gov. Pataki and the NY State World Trade Center Relief Fund, which was designed for us. But of all the forms they sent me, I don't fall under any category - I am not my dad's spouse, I am not a child or a child who is dependent. As a print reporter covering the television industry I don't make that much money, so my dad had to help subsidize me with some money each month for living expenses here in L.A. I called the 800 number for the NYS WTC Fund and the worker said I don't get anything. Now I am working with Red Cross to help me. I have many bills, including lawyers I had to hire in NY State to help me with everything out there. I also have to pay back some loans my dad had, which is not legally my problem, but in a sense there is no one else to deal with my dad's estate except me. I am the only next of kin, as I said. So I did get a $5,000 check from United Way of L.A. and the told me I had to wait till they heard further word from the Sept. 11 Fund they set up, because I told them I had to help pay for a loan my dad took out, could they help me further...So last week they had the press conference with George Clooney and the United Way people and NYS Attorney General Elliott Spitzer, they said they were opening up $78 million of the total money raised for us victims. That day I called my L.A. Chapter of United Way, spoke to the woman I had dealt with, who was professional, but could have been kinder and more compassionate to my plight, esp. since they are supposed to be a humanitarian organization. She said I didn't qualify for the $10,000 they said on the press conference, because I am not totally dependent on my dad. But the people of America donated that money to go to people like me and it is a frustrating process. I guess if my dad had life insurance it wouldn't be such a big deal, but after my mom died, he and jointly made a decision to cancel the life insurance to go to other more important living expenses. I just want also to make sure that your office knows my name and that in the future I and my dad will not be forgotten, when time comes to do a memorial as well. Even though I want to remain low-key, I do want representation from your office. Being 3,000 miles away from ground zero, it has been hard even to get my dad's mail forwarded, with all the anthrax scare and I found my address was even written wrong by some of the NY offices. I do have a contact in NYS Gov.'s office, but I find them all in NY state very overwhelmed and swamped. I have always admired you and felt that you really speak on behalf of the people in our state. If you are ever in town, feel free to call me or meet with me, if you need. That would be nice. This whole thing will be a long process. Enclosed is an editorial article I felt the need to write for my readers in a New England town I used to be a newspaper reporter in, who had heard about what happened to me, even though I am trying to maintain whatever privacy I have left. I wanted to share it with you. I did not mention his name in my article because of security reasons and all that security fraud people worried about. God Bless you. Sincerely, Individual Comment Los Angeles, CA Attachment 2: Newspaper Article Attachment 3: Dec. 16, 2001 , United Way of Greater Los Angeles 523 West Sixth Street Los Angles, CA 90014 Dear , I wanted to thank you for the $5,000 sent to me Nov. 30, which was facilitated by the Calif. Victim's Compensation Fund people. I also wanted to share with you a copy of an editorial article I wrote for readers of a former newspaper where I was a reporter. I moved to California a year and a half ago, making this state my new home. I lost my dad who worked in the World Trade Center and my mom passed on a few years ago as well and I am an only child. Therefore I have to deal with everything myself now. Recently I got a letter from Gov. Pataki and the NY State World Trade Center Relief Fund, which was designed for us. But of all the forms they sent me, I don't fall under any category - I am not my dad's spouse, I am not a child or a child who is dependent. As a print reporter covering the television industry I don't make that much money, so my dad had to help subsidize me with some money each month for living expenses here in L.A. I called the 800 number for the NYS WTC Fund and the worker said I don't get anything from that fund. I called , as you said in your letter and gave the correct spelling of my dad's name and also asked her about more funding, since I have to help pay an equity loan that my dad took out. Without paying it back, it is hard to sell our house in NY and even though I am not legally responsible for his debts, I am the only one who has to deal with everything, since I am the only next of kin. I had to hire and will have to pay for NY lawyers to help me with everything. When I first called , she said they wouldn't know any more info until the Sept. 11 Fund was opened up. I called her last week, the day George Clooney held the press conference to ask her if I can qualify for that $10,000 they announced. Firstly, I want to say she was professional, which should be a given. But it wouldn't hurt your organization to have more compassion and kindness in the tone of your workers, since you are supposed to be a charitable and humanitarian organization. While the $10,000 would help me greatly, $41,000 would help me just break even to be honest, since the equity loan is big, and I have proof of how much it is on paper from the bank statements, if you need (the equity loan off the house is actually more than $41,000). After my mom died, my dad and I jointly made the decision to cancel his life insurance policy to put that money into more important living expenses. So you can imagine I have many things to deal with on my own and help from your Sept. 11 Fund would be greatly appreciated. had said I might not qualify because I was not totally dependent on my dad. But he did help me with living expenses just to help be be able to live in L.A. So I was partly dependent. I find it tough to look at Mayor's Guiliani's decision to open the Twin Tower Fund to just give families of NY firefighters $100,000. For those of us who lost innocent loved ones whose only fault was reporting to work on Sept.11th. I've have had to actively seek out help at a time when I am just trying to get through life day by day. My dad wasn't a cop or firefighter, so he wasn't in a brotherhood to speak out for him, as they do for themselves. It's not a question of becoming rich from this awful tragedy I have been through, it's merely that the funding would help me deal with debts and other hardships that I didn't even think about until Sept. 11 and just break even. It is especially frustrating when the Sept. 11 Fund was opened up in the name of the tragedy and supposed to help us, the victims left with this mess we have to deal with, and the American people wanted it to go to us. They said they are opening up $78 million of the Sept. 11 Fund. Please contact me if you can help me with at least the $10,000 they mentioned in last week's press conference. Thank you for your time and God Bless. Sincerely, Individual Comment Los Angeles, CA cc: , President and General Manager, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles Senator Barbara Boxer Congressman Henry Waxman September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-24 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 dojP000604.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, December 05, 2001 12:13 AM compensation for ALL victims It is unbelievable to me that some would deny compensation to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th because they are the companions or children of gay or lesbian couples. What a sad commentary that intolerance and bigotry could victimize these innocent people all over again. Please ensure that no one is excluded from compensation for this tragedy. Sincerely yours, Individual Comment Voorhees, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-05 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 dojA000647.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 10:53 PM Exclusion of Gay & Lesbian Victims on 9/11 Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment Warrenville, IL 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 dojA000629.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. Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 2:13 PM Subject: Sept. 11, Victim Compensation Fund Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for public comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims. It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are no less than that of other families. Just as the terrorists drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of losses from these horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom left behind loved ones. I urge the Department to honor these bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you would any other. Sincerely, Individual Comment Los Angeles, Calif September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-05 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 dojA000855.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. 2001-12-05 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 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 2:33 PM allocated money to victims We were extremely upset when we heard about this "quiet" act to compensate the victims of the World Trade Center. This is unprecedented and in consideration of the amount of money that many of Americans sent to different organizations to help, we are wondering why the government would take more money out of our pockets - without our permission - to do this? We have heard the amount of money many are being given. On a personal note, my husband was without a job for a year because of cancer. We had bills we incurred through this, not to mention the money we lost due to his not working, which caused great hardship on us. We gave to those in NYC even though we didn't have a lot, but now the government is stepping in and doing even more. This is not a wise move in our opinion and we feel it is wrong. Individual Comment 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 dojN002278.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. Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:27 PM Amnesty International December 20, 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 Irvington, NY 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 dojN000154.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. 2001-12-20 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, March 18, 2002 1:25 PM 9-11 Fund, please do not discriminate Dear Sir, I have recently been informed that the partners of gay-Americans who were killed in the 9-11 terrorist acts are not going to be receiving compensation from the 9-11 fund. I AM TOTALLY OUTRAGED BY THIS. I am a gay-American, and I contributed $100 of my money to help ALL Americans affected, not just the ones you see fit based upon your personal bias. If you are willing to overlook the laws regarding illegal aliens, then you must overlook the biased laws regarding partners of gay-Americans. You cannot have it both ways; that is simple discrimination, and is horrible given the times we (ALL of us) face as Americans today. In recent interviews, the head of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (a fund created by Congress to help the families of those who died on September 11) has made clear that the partners of gay and lesbian heroes of September 11 will not necessarily receive the same benefits as the spouses of heterosexual victims of the horrible terror attacks. EVEN FETUSES AND ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE COVERED!!! Even fetuses and illegal aliens will be receiving benefits under this problem - they've even promised to overlook federal law and NOT arrest and kick out the families of illegal aliens, nor will they punish American companies that hired illegals in violation of federal labor laws. But when it comes to gay and lesbian heroes of the day - who helped bring down the flight in Pennsylvania, who died in the line of duty when the first tower fell, and who was of the plane that crashed into the (there are many more) - we are told the law is the law and no exceptions can be made. If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our patriotism and love of country transcend our differences and unite us all. We were told that September 11 was the day that "hyphenated-Americans" were no more, and rather than being Italian-Americans, African-Americans or gay-Americans, we were now simply Americans, all of us together as one American family. Please do what is right: distribute funds to ALL those affected by this terrible act of hatred. Please do not commit a second act of hatred by discriminating against other fellow Americans. 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 dojR001930.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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