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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
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Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:28 AM
This is a DISGRACE!!
My name is     . My husband      was killed in the attacks
on 9-11-01. He worked for      on the      floor.      was a
35 year old father of 5, who was quickly climbing the corporate ladder, well
on his way to making millions. His life was tragically cut short on 9-11-01.
I hold our government liable for his death. It is disgraceful that we had NO
IDEA that these scums that we LET into our country were planning these
attacks. Our government really let the ball drop and did a huge disservice
to it's people!. Looking back now on ALL the terrorist attacks that occurred
before 9-11, it is unbelieveable that this has happened on American soil in
2001!
I think it is disgraceful and insulting that the government is trying to
nickle and dime us on what they want to pay for their NEGELIGENCE and
INCOMPETENCY!! If the US government was a private industry the government
would expect that the private industry be held liable and make sure that the
victims were PROPERLY compensated! You should hold yourselves up to the same
standards that you hold to the private sector. Just because you are the
government doesn't mean that you can DISCOUNT our losses and suffering!!
Remember, we are VOTERS and the last time I look this was still a democracy!!
I firmly believe that the paultry amount of $250,000 per person who waited
for hours to die is again insulting and disgraceful! These people were
alive, I have proof of that! Their lives are certainly worth more that
$250,000. Their surviving families contiue to suffer every day and their
children have been robbed of a father and a future! Where in the world did
you come up with this figure? When I met with Mr. Feinberg      , he
said that there was no limit on the amount of money that they would pay out.
How then, do you justify capping the pain and suffering number and salaries?
The pain and suffering number should be the biggest number one could imagine!
I feel like I am being victimized all over again by the govenrment and the
smoke screen they have put up called the Victims Compensation fund. As you
are well aware, a lot of people will not get a DIME from this fund if their
losses are calculated as per the current regulations. The American public
thinks that each and everyone of us is going to get millions, as we well
should, but that is certainly NOT the case as you are well aware. I will
personally make sure that the American public who have no vested interest in
this fund, will know the truth. If that means I have to make my rounds on
the news and talks shows, than that is what I will do. However, I feel it is
disgusting that I should have to do so. I am a taxpayer, as was my husband,
and my children and I need to have some sort of closure and to be able to
move forward and live the life that we were living prior to 9-11-01. Again,
my husband was ONLY 35 and making a good salary and was on his way to making
millions. That is why we had 5 children, because first of all we loved each
other and they children, and because we were able to provide for them. If
the regulations are not amended, than I will NOT get anything of substance
from the fund, and my children and I will once again be victimized by the
government.
PLEASE, do the right thing for the 2800+ families that are ALL in this
together. The government is ultimately to blame for these horrific attacks
and it needs to take responsibility and make sure that the survivors will be
compensated FAIRLY!!
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
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2002-01-08
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Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:32 PM
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I've recently been informed that gay and lesbian partners of those who died
on September 11th will not be receiving the same benefits (from the Victim
Compensation Fund ) as heterosexual spouses . I am at a loss to understand
why. These partners are no different than heterosexual partners and should
be treated equally. Who makes these decisions? Whoever they may be, I think
it's time that they stop trying to please the narrow minded people of this
world and treat all people equally.
Individual Comment
September 11 Email: Date
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2002-03-19
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September 11 Email
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January 22, 2002
Kenneth L. Zwick
Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Zwick:
I am writing to provide Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. ("SOP") response to the Interim
Final Regulations adopted to implement the September 11 Victims Compensation fund.
Our main office was located on the 104th floor of Two World Trade Center in New York.
SOP is a full service investment bank and broker dealer that prior to September 11, 2001,
had 148 employees in New York and an additional 23 employees in four smaller offices
throughout the country.
SOP lost sixty-six employees and four guests in the terrorist attack. Before the airplane
crashed into Two World Trade Center, approximately seventeen employees on the 104th
floor who had been in the office had left the building . Another twenty-five employees
witnessed the events unfold from the street as they arrived for work. No SOP employees
on the 104th floor at the time of the second crash survived. At this time, only fourteen of
the SOP victims have been found and positively identified.
Although there are numerous portions of the Interim Final Regulations that could be the
subject of comment, we would like to confine our comments to three very critical areas:
the inherent limitations and caps on awards built into the regulations; the negative impact
of an expansive reach in determining collateral source reductions; and the use of
artificially low guidelines for the determination of pain and suffering.
Sandler O'Neill
Unfair Imposition of Caps and Limitations
Within days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and
Pentagon and the related crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Congress passed, and the
President signed into law, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. As
this name suggests, a key purpose of this legislation was to provide the United States
airline industry financial grants and guaranteed loans, as financial protection against the
negative impact of the hijackings and terrorist attacks. The legislation was heavily
supported through aggressive lobbying efforts on behalf of the airline industry. One
aspect of the unprecedented financial protection granted to this industry was to limit the
potential impact of liability lawsuits against the airlines to the liability insurance they
carried covering these incidents.
This liability protection went hand in hand with another purpose of this legislation. This
was the creation of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, an unlimited
commitment of our government to use our Treasury to provide a no-fault alternative to
litigation. The Fund would compensate the victims of these terrorist attacks and their
families for their economic and non-economic losses. At the time the legislation was
adopted and signed into law, estimates of potential victims reached as high as twelve to
fifteen thousand. Fortunately, the ultimate number of victims and the related cost of the
Compensation Fund is much lower than what had been expected. It is clear that Congress
and the President, in providing a fair no-fault alternative to protracted negligence
litigation, anticipated paying awards similar to those that would be recovered in court
proceedings. While the statute contained a more expansive definition of collateral
sources, the law generally relied on the same state laws that would be used to determine
loss in conventional litigation. There was no limit or ca on the compensation for loss
that may be awarded.
There can be an endless debate about whether the enactment of this legislation was an
appropriate allocation of public resources. After all, airlines have far greater resources
than just the insurance available per plane. They have paid massive negligence awards in
many cases in the past. Even if the financial impact of these attacks led to airline
bankruptcy, we have seen numerous major airlines suffer this fate without a catastrophic
effect on our economy. Nonetheless, there is no question that these actions of Congress
and the President also reflected the very noble and true outrage of our Nation and a
heartfelt desire to aid the victims of these attacks, as well as a desire to protect an
industry. The drafters and signer of this legislation clearly understood that the targets of
this attack by foreign hostile forces represented the essence of our system-the
government and the financial industries of our country. In subsequent airport security
legislation, Congress and the President similarly limited the risks of litigation for other
potential defendants. No non-terrorist defendant would have liability in excess of
applicable insurance.
Sandler O'Neill
Because of the unprecedented reach of this legislation, the unknown losses that may be
faced and the speed with which it was drafted and signed into law, the actual law left the
establishment of rules for the operation of the Victims Fund to the Department of Justice.
An independent Special Master was appointed, with broad powers to implement and
oversee the system.
A basic principal of regulation is that the regulations not contradict or override the
purpose of the statue. Unfortunately, in the current case, the Interim Final Regulations
have ignored the clear intention of the statute to use conventional methods in the
calculation of losses in conformity with current state laws. Instead, the regulations have
imposed inherent caps under Track A and a clear intention to abide with those caps under
Track B, based solely on the assumed resources available to the claimants. Such a
regulatory action is in clear contravention of the statute designed to compensate for losses
in a manner consistent with that applied in litigation. The Interim Final Regulations
undermine the intention of Congress and the President to provide a full and fair
alternative to litigation for all victims. The Interim Final Regulations replace this clear
statutory purpose with a concept more akin to that applied under I.R.S. regulations
governing the dispensing of charity benefits-a "need" based standard, as opposed to a
loss based standard.
The DOJ in adopting the regulations made very strong statements that the size of awards
would be limited for persons who earned above the 98th percentile of national income
because they were likely to have the resources to protect themselves and didn't need to be
fairly compensated for their loss. Unfortunately, in addition to ignoring the statute, the
imposition of such a cap ignores both the financial realities of living in many
communitities in the New York City area and the fact the Trade Center Victims were
chosen as targets precisely because of their financial success. It is easy to understand that
using a 98th percentile national cap had a far greater limiting effect in the New York area
for the many employees of companies in the Trade Center. For example, this would
imply that only 2%, or approximately 60, of the victims made over this amount. Our
company, as well as several others, provided compensation histories for many victims in
the Trade Center prior to the adoption of the Interim Final Rules. Our firm was among a
roster of companies with offices in the World Trade Center that reads like a "Who's
Who" of the financial sector of the economy. In essence, these employees were exactly the kind
of people Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network wanted to target-those
Americans who represented our capitalist system and the American dream. The families
of the people who were living this dream are now dealing with tremendous grief due to
the loss of their loved ones, as well as concerns over the enormous financial challenges
they will face in the months and years ahead. It was therefore completely clear to the
DOJ and Special Master that many times that number of persons made over the
unrealistic limit used in the regulations.
In addition to ignoring the statute's intention regarding the meaning of "loss", the
purported justification of imposing such limits to not unnecessarily use public resources
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also ignores the fact that a significant portion of the governments cost may be paid by the
private sector. Section 409 of the statute provides that the United States is subrogated to
any claim paid under the statute. Since we can assume the government would seek to
minimize public expenditures, it would seem likely that the government will negotiate
with insurers for significant under these subrogation rights.
Overly Expansive Application of Collateral Sources
As written, the Interim Final Regulations adopted a very broad reach for the definition of
collateral sources. For example, voluntary survivors benefits that are paid by employers
would be included in collateral sources. This will obviously have the effect of
discouraging employers from making such payments. For example, our commitment to
pay for health insurance of families may similarly reduce their awards from the Fund.
This will force us, and other companies, to reconsider such voluntary efforts. This is,
simply, cruel and unnecessary. In addition, the regulations penalize those responsible
persons who saved in pension funds and purchased insurance by deducting the full
amounts of these benefits from the awards they could receive under the fund.
The statute clearly would allow a narrower scope in defining collateral source in the
regulations. For example, the definition of collateral source could have excluded vested
pension or retirement benefits (which are essentially nothing more than a form of savings
account which belong to an employee) or other amounts (such as term life insurance or
previously unvested interests in a retirement fund). As adopted, the regulations are
capricious and can serve no public policy purpose. The victims who were spendthrifts
who never saved are rewarded with fewer reductions from the awards, as compared to
persons who made voluntary contributions to pension funds or purchased whole life
insurance as a savings and investment vehicle. It was never the intent of our Congress
and the President for the presumption of need to replace the measurement of economic
loss.
Unfair Pain and Suffering Assumptions
The adopting release for the regulations provides that pain and suffering awards have
been fixed consistent with standards applied to law enforcement and military personnel.
While pain and suffering awards are always subjective, it is hard to understand how the
suffering of a group of civilians, completely unprepared for the risk of violent deaths and
injuries, could be equated with persons who have voluntarily chosen to put themselves at
risk of such death and injury as part of their daily job.
This type of an assumption is, again, completely inconsistent with the language of the
statute regarding compensation for non-economic loss. It imposes an unrealistically low
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an inapplicable standard whose sole purpose is to limit the size of the award without
providing adequate compensation by any reasonable standard for civilians.
Conclusion
The statutory limitations on litigation designed to protect certain industries left the
Victims Compensation Fund as the only viable alternative to recover losses. The noble
intentions of Congress and the President to provide a fair alternative were structured to
provide restitution without limit. The Interim Final Regulations have been expressly
designed to alter the intended effect of the statute. This has put the squeeze on many
victims and families.
The victims we knew in the Trade Center were among the most highly motivated people
in our country. Their families shared their motivations and dreams. Most paid taxes at
the highest rates and never asked for, wanted or anticipated being on the government
dole. Quite a few comment letters sent to the DOJ prior to adopting the Interim Rules
took the shocking position that these people were being unjustly enriched at the public
expense. Unfortunately, this shocking position has found its way into the Interim Final
Rules.
The statute would have provided support to companies likely to be defendants in lawsuits
and just compensation for victims. This reflected national interest in preserving the
airline and other industries and national outrage on the attack on our American system.
Our government, through the legislative process, made a policy decision that the costs
were properly placed on our Nation's Treasury. What has happened through the Interim
Final Regulations is a trade-off, not envisioned by Congress or the President, which has
turned the legislation on its head-potential commercial-defendants have been protected
at a cost to individual victims. A strong argument can be made that such limitations on
awards, which have never before been found in our American litigation system, only
further victimized the victims.
We urge the Special Master and DOJ to reverse this injustice and act consistent with the
legislation and honor the memories of the many unfortunate victims.
Very truly yours,
Comment by:
Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.
New York, NY
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2002-01-22
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Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:32 PM
Victim Compensation Fund
Fund is too generous and sets a precedent for future disaster payouts. Why were the OKC bombing vicitms' families not compensated like this?
Individual Comment
Atlanta, GA
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2002-01-23
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2002-01-23
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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
Los Angeles, CA
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2001-12-13
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Monday, November 26, 2001 5:54 PM
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.
Thank you.
Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA
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2001-11-26
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Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:44 AM
9/11 GLBTQ Discrimination Complaint
My name is . I'm 20 years old, and live in Charlotte, NC, USA. I am writing today because I was informed that GLBTQ partners of
some of those killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center will not be
equally compensated as surviving loved ones. This, simply put, is not only a
shock, but is also unaduleratedly disgusting.
I'm shocked because after 9/11 happened, we were all drawn together,
lines of societal and cultural division seemed less important, and I hoped
that would make a lasting impression on the climate of social equality in
America. But, when it comes to money, those groups of people who outnumber
others will use their majority rule to ensure their needs are met first, but
pay little or no regard to the equal merits and needs those who differ from
them.
It is time for ALL Americans to realize that queer people suffered right
alongside "straight" people during and after those attacks. We suffered the
same losses, the same financial hardships, and the same fears- especially
those queer people who indeed lost their significant other or family member
on that fateful day. My heart goes out to them more than anything, because
now they are being told that because they were not a male and female together
(in a relationship some would dare venture to say is the only "natural" kind
of romantic bond there is), their love, and indeed, their painful loss, would
be and never will be as great as the straight majority who outnumber them.
Please keep my comments in consideration during the final distribution
of aid funds to the families of the victims of September 11. Thank you.
Individual Comment
Charlotte, NC
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2002-03-20
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Sunday, March 17, 2002 8:52 PM
9/11 Fund
To the Administrators of the Fund:
I would just like to be on the record as saying that the remarks of Kenneth Feinberg left me absolutely dumbfounded and aghast at how your aid is being administered. It shames and amazes me that your organization is able to overlook federal law in dispensing aid to illegal aliens, but not willing to bend legal stipulation to aid the families of gay and lesbian victims of 9/11. The contributions and sacrifices of , and countless others seem to go unnnoticed and unappreciated by your organization.
The unscrupulousness of your policy is outweighed only by its lack of acceptability. We will not take this lying down.
Yours,
Individual Comment
Astoria, NY
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September 11 Email
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Sunday, March 24, 2002 3:11 PM
Discrimination? Is this true??
Hello-
It seems as if there is an awful lot of concern that financial support
is not being readily provided to same sex spouses/partners who had their
loved one perish in the 9/11 tradgedy. Surely this isn't true? Surely there
is not more bias attached to that tradgedy? Surely, the fund is providing
support to all, I hope. It would be nice to hear a response regarding this
issue. I look forward to hearing from you.
Individual Comment
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2002-03-24
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Saturday, March 16, 2002 6:01 PM
9/11/ fund
Dear Members of the Fund:
Please don't forget inclusion of partners/survivors of gay and lesbian
victims of the 9/11 disaster fund. The gays and lesbians who perished are
just as American, taxpaying and deserving as any of the other unfortunates.
Thank you.
Individual Comment
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2002-03-16
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September 11 Email
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Wednesday, December 05, 2001 3:39 PM
victims' compensation
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
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 demand that the Department 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. One gay man was responsible for helping avert the crash of the
plane which was intended for the White House. It would be a cruel irony that
the lives of many in Washington were spared, but this man's partner would
receive no compensation.
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
Ojai, CA
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2001-12-05
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September 11 Email
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Wednesday, December 19, 2001 7:36 AM
Equal Access to Crises Relief Benefits
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
Milwaukee, WI
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2001-12-19
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Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:53 PM
Human Rights without Discrimination
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
Bradenton, FL
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2001-12-20
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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
Berwyn, PA
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2001-12-13
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Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:36 PM
honor lesbian and gay families equallly!
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
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
Lafayette, CA
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2001-12-04
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September 11 Email
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Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:55 AM
Administration of Victim's Compensation Fund
Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Dear Mr. Zwick:
I hereby submit my comments on your request for public input concerning the
administration of the September 11th Victim's Compensation Fund.
I have read that it is your intent to deny the domestic partners or de facto
families this compensation, thereby enforcing your conservative Christian
agenda. I am writing to urge you to include unmarried heterosexual partners
and gay/lesbian domestic partners in the compensation. Our pain is no less.
Our families are just as real. Our losses leave just as much grief in our
lives as those in so-called "traditional" marriages.
I am a United Airlines employee. I have a domestic partner. On our
airplanes and the airplanes of American Airlines were members of the gay
games ( ) who had a domestic partner of 6 years ( was one of
the men thought to have assisted in overcoming the hijackers on United flight
93), a member of the gay pilots association on American Airlines; gay flight
attendants on United, two male partners who had adopted an infant (the infant
perished on the United flight) and on and on. We were part of America's
tragedy and heroism as well as hetersexual people.
I urge the Justice Department to administer the Victim's Compensation Fund to
include those who lost their life partners as well as de facto parents or
children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.
I ask the U.S. Government to follow the example already set by New York
Governor Pataki in 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."
Please do the right thing here. Please urge Mr. Ashcroft not to use his
Christian belieft to deny these benefits to the survivors of this attack. I
am a Christian too, raised in a fundamentalist Missionary Baptist family. I
may be able to discriminate against people with whom I morally disagree in my
church or parochial school, but in a democracy where everyone pays taxes
alike, it is not fair to discriminate based on my moral understanding.
Please ask Mr Ashcroft not to his conservative Christian personal beliefs to
impose further hardship on these survivors.
Thank you,
Individual Comment
Aurora CO
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2001-12-11
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Tuesday, December 04, 2001 11:08 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
September 11 Email: Date
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2001-12-04
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Saturday, December 29, 2001 5:25 AM
Relief Benefits for Surviving Gay and Lesbian Partners
December 29, 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
New York, NY
September 11 Email: Date
The local time and date when the message was written.
2001-12-29
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dojN001169.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
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yes
Copyright
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yes
Source
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born-digital
Media Type
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email
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yes
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no
Date Entered
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2001-12-29
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Title
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Department of Justice Emails
Description
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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 03, 2001 10:27 PM
Compensation for alternative families
BlankDear Mr. Zwick:
Please do not foster bigotry and discrimation against alternative families.
I urge you to adopt rules that include gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people and their families who suffered in the Sptember 11th attacks. These families also deserve compensation
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
San Francisco, CA
September 11 Email: Date
The local time and date when the message was written.
2001-12-03
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Title
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dojA000281.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.
2001-12-03
-
Dublin Core
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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, December 24, 2001 9:28 PM
Re: Crisis Benefits
December 24, 2001
Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,
I write as a member of the independent human rights organization Amnesty
International and its members worldwide who are 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 I am sure you are aware, our government in the United States has pledged
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 stipulations for distributing the relief fund, I ask that
you apply basic international human rights standards, and the general
equality principle, by including among relatives eligible for compensation
those who lost their life partners, as well as those who are in fact
parents or children, without using sexual orientation or marital status as
a benchmark. 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 died in the September 11th attacks. Since this
sad series of events, 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
all-embracing policy on the part of the federal government would help
establish an important principle for other such funds. In giving financial
aid to victims, real justice will be served only when all families - and
all types of families - impacted by the human rights tragedy of September
11 and the attrocity committed against our great country are treated with
dignity and equality.
Thank you for permitting me to share my concerns. I eargerly await 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
Fremont, NE
September 11 Email: Date
The local time and date when the message was written.
2001-12-24
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Title
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dojN000882.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