905 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. Wednesday, December 26, 2001 11:55 AM September 11th Victim Compensation Fund December 2001 Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick Office of Management Programs, Civil Division US Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 3649 Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Zwick: I am writing in response to the Department's request for comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing and administering the "September 11th Victim Compensation Fund." I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure compensation to all victims of the attack, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victim Clearly, 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 those horrific attacks. Many Americans lost their lives on September 11th, 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 all others. Sincerely, Comment by: New York State Assemblyman Steven Sanders September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN001338.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. 2001-12-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. 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 dojA002323.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 08, 2002 10:11 AM The word just means fair. While I along with every other American, grieve the loss of lives, and the loss of innocence that America has suffered because of the terrorist attacks, the fact remains that when someone is brutally murdered, the families suffer. My husband was brutally murdered in 1990; he never had a chance. My, and my children's lives were instantly changed. I became a widow at the age of 34, children grew up without a father, a son was lost that day. There was no life insurance. We were not compensated by the government for the loss we suffered or the post traumatic stress disorder or anything else. The CVC paid for his funeral. Three children were under 17, and I had been a wife and mother all my life. The only child that received survivor's benefits from SS was the youngest; he was five. The other three were "only step-children", and supposed to receive child support. They DID not. We lived a life of poverty although we were innocent victims. Be it a plane, car, gun, or otherwise that causes the death the loss is the same. The tragedy remains; lives are forever changed, and the change is irrevocable. How do you measure the loss of a human life and what it means to a wife, son, etc? Their heirs are not usually compensated by anybody, and almost never by the taxpayers. As a taxpayer who has suffered all that these victims now suffer I must ask Why the victims of 11 Sept.? Is this not discrimination? How can their suffering and loss be calculated to be more than ours? Is this to prevent lawsuits against the airlines? The airline bailout is so far in excess of their losses associated with 11 Sept., they could pay millions per victim out of the excess. Charitable contributions for 11 Sept. victims and their families are probably enough by themselves. (I don't know the exact numbers.) The major side effect is the loss of contributions to previously existing charities, such as homeless shelters. Federal funds would be best spent on necessary humanitarian aid, without regard to whether or not 11 Sept. is the cause of the need. And for those who have enough, don't feed their greed. Individual Comment Texas September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-08 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 dojN001443.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. 2002-01-08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:21 PM Partner compensation Dear USDOJ: I am writing you to ask you to please reconsider you exclusion of gay/lesbian partners from the compensations fund. I have no connection to the fund, nor did I lose anyone I love on September 11th, nor do I have any connection really to the gay rights community. But it just breaks my heart to think of the many partners who lost not only their loved ones, but the financial, emotional, and physical support, and to think that their will be no help for them. And even worse, no acknowledgement that their loss is real, and as difficult to suffer through as any other. Thank You, Individual Comment Boise, Idaho 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 dojR000617.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. Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:01 PM September 11th Compensation Fund of 2001 Dear Kenneth L. Zwick, I would like to state as a supporter of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force that it is unfair to deny the life partners and families of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people the right to part of the compensation fund. They should be considered with the same amount of sympathy and compassion as a heterosexual person who died on that fateful day. The life partners of those who died need support, especially if there are children involved. We need to include them in the relief effort because they are part of this country, and it is unlawful to 'forget' them when it is time to hand out the help that they need so badly. Please consider the consquences of your actions. Individual Comment Davis, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-28 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 dojA000136.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-28 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, December 19, 2001 1:00 PM hello there! 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 Wolfeboro, NH 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 dojA002139.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. Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:55 PM grief and pain hello I find it difficult to understand how anyone can measure the degree of gief and pain suffered by the tragic loss of a loved one--whether it be a child-parent or spouse.The survivors anger or disappointment in the lack of better security cannot measure pain.Therefore I firmly believe every. victims immediate family should be compensated based on a simple formular--Ii.e. spouse receive the biggest portion (perhaps based on family size and potential earnings-)-then all others receive an equal amount for the pain of losing a child or mother or farther. It seems to me that some representation on the decision making committee should be those that have suffered the most--to be able to bring the true feeling of loss to the committee. respectfully Individual Comment tamarac, florida 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 dojA003348.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. Monday, March 11, 2002 12:26 PM Very Angry Mom As the mother of two gay, very successful tax-paying citizens of this country, I am outraged, as usual, by this ignorant discrimination. Please look into your hearts and hear what the message is. Individual Comment Simpsonville, SC 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 dojR000188.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. Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:33 AM zwick 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 Waukegan, IL 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 dojA002872.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. Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:11 AM Equal access to Victim Relief Fund 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 Amarillo, TX 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 dojA004330.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 1:30 PM Victims funds With all due respect, I am absolutely disgusted that the partners of gay victims of the tragic events of Sept 11th will not be recieveing equal bennefits as will the partners of heterosexual victims of the terroist attacks. My stomach is turning just thinking about the bigotry at work here. Please reconsider this awful decision and show this great nation you will not bow to hatred and discrimintation. We have given close to a thousand dollars to be given to the victims loved ones. If I had known it would be part of a discrimanatory policy, I would'nt have given a penny, but instead would have sent it along to those victims loved ones directly. I am ashamed to have been part of such a hateful, ugly policy, and quite frankly, I am a bit ashamed to be an American today. Individual Comment Sacramento Ca. 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 dojR001934.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. Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:18 AM dicrimination Plz. tell those young people who are growing up gay that they will not be further descriminated against, even by thier own government. Be a role model. Bestow upon those who deserve restitution, their due. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-19 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 dojR002071.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. 2002-03-19 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. Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:54 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. Individual Comment Phoenix, AZ 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 dojA000330.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. December 18, 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 Jamestown, CO September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-18 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 dojA005403.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, January 22, 2002 1:24 PM Comments to Interim Final Rules Attachment 1: January 21, 2002 BY FAX (301) 519-5956 and E-MAIL The Honorable Kenneth Feinberg Special Master Victims' Compensation Fund Office of Management Programs Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Main Building, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20530 Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Main Building, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20530 Re: Comments to Interim Final Rules Dear Messrs. Feinberg and Zwick: My firm represents several families who have lost loved ones in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th. I am writing this letter in response to your request to comments to the Interim Final Rules for the administration of the Victims' Compensation Fund that were issued on December 20th. I believe that there are four distinct issues that warrant your attention and, ultimately, revision of the rules before they are finalized. The issues are the definition of a spouse, failure to provide benefits for companions in alternative family arrangements, the inclusion of certain pension benefits paid to peace officers in "collateral sources," and the treatment of workers' compensation. Definition of Spouse. The Interim Final Rules generally defines "spouse" as the person with whom a victim filed a joint tax return unless returns were filed on the basis of "married filing separately." While such a definition provides for a degree of certainty and prevents fraudulent claims by nonrelatives, it is ultimately flawed by its oversimplification. As I am sure that you have become aware, there have been a number of claims filed in state courts by cohabitants who have claimed that they are the spouse of the decedent under the common law of various jurisdictions, including the state of Pennsylvania, which neighbors New York. A limited number of jurisdictions recognize common law marriage - however, when a couple has become "married" under the laws of that jurisdiction, they are legally married for all purposes and in all jurisdictions. For example, while New York, the presumptive domicile of most of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center, abolished common law marriage, New York courts recognize common law marriage entered into by New York residents in common law marriage states. See, e.g., Skinner v. Skinner, 4 Misc. 2d 1013, 150 N.Y.S. 2d 739 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1956); McCullon v. McCullon, 96 Misc.2d 962, 410 N.Y.S. 2d 226 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. 1978). In an ideal world, common law spouses would always file their tax returns jointly or as married filing separately. However, the existence of a common law marriage is predicated on legal and factual tests that often the couples themselves do not fully understand, and that their tax preparers have no competence to determine. Thus, to be on "safe ground," many couples who view themselves as being married and are, in fact, common law spouses, do not file as married. Assuming that the surviving cohabitant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of a factfinder in the State court that is administering the decedent's estate that a common law marriage exists - which will almost assuredly be contested by the decedent's "blood" relatives if the decedent died intestate - the cohabitant should also be recognized as the spouse for all purposes by the Victims' Compensation Fund. Nonmarital partners. Aside from common law marriage situations, the Interim Final Rules do not adequately take into account the realities of family arrangements in the 21st century. A gay or lesbian survivor will be precluded from receiving any form of compensation from the Fund unless the decedent had the foresight to make testamentary provisions for his or her nonmarital partner - and, in any event, will not receive the same degree of compensation as a surviving heterosexual spouse. Unlike heterosexual couples, gay and lesbian couples cannot be legally married - and yet they conduct themselves as a family unit. They cohabitate, support each other, and make loving commitments to each other. Certainly, in the wake of the most unexpected and devastating assault ever on American soil, compassionate treatment in the form of compensation for surviving gay and lesbian nonmarital partners cannot be viewed as "supporting" a particular lifestyle. Instead, it should be viewed as basic human decency by even the most ardent political and religious conservatives. Similar problems exist for heterosexual couples who cohabitated but did not have a ceremonial marriage or become common law spouses. There are many reasons why a couple who are dedicated to each other might not formalize their relationship: different religions, the inability of one or both parties to marry in their house of worship due to divorce, or, simply, the desire to avoid unpleasant family disputes and expense that a marriage ceremony sometimes entails. Stated simply, conventional heterosexual marriage is not the only manner in which two consenting adults make emotional and financial commitments to each other. As a result, there are many persons, gay, lesbian and heterosexual, who suffered the devastating loss of their nonmarital partner in the September 11th attack, yet will be precluded from any recovery if the victim failed to make testamentary provision for his or her partner. Of course, it is understandable that Mr. Feinberg, as Special Master, would not want to be put in the position of having to make extensive factual determinations regarding a nonmarital relationship between the decedent and his or her companion. Marriage provides a bright-line test as to the emotional and financial commitment that the parties have made to each other. However, other objective criteria can be applied. Status as a nonmarital partner who should be entitled to recover from the Fund can be determined from registration as a committed nonmarital couple in New York City or other jurisdictions that provide for such registration. Similar indicia that can be considered includes whether the cohabitant is or had been provided health care coverage under the decedent's employee benefits package as a nonmarital partner, and whether the person has succession rights to a New York rent controlled or stabilized apartment as a person with whom the named tenant had an emotional and financial commitment. In other words, the Final Rules can provide for a nonmarital partner using one or more objective tests to determine whether a bona fide alternative family relationship exists. Such a solution will not be perfect, but it addresses the reasonable need to avoid having to make extensive factual determinations while providing some manner of redress for nonmarital partners who can objectively demonstrate their deep and committed relationship to someone who perished as a result of the September 11th attacks. A nonmarital partner who has lost a loved one on September 11th has suffered as much as a someone who has lost their "lawful spouse" - and sometimes even more as a result of their lack of recognition by the decedent's family. A nonmarital partner should not be further victimized solely because his or her relationship with the decedent did not conform to a traditional definition. Inclusion of Peace Officer Pension Benefits as Compensation from a Collateral Source. A spouse of a deceased peace officer (i.e., policemen and firemen) will be entitled to a pension based upon earnings in the most recent years preceding death. Generous pension benefits to surviving spouses are provided in recognition that peace officers are sorely underpaid for the risks that they take for the benefit of society. By including such pension benefits as collateral source obligations that reduce a recovery from the Fund, two important public policies will be thwarted: one, the need to provide some sort of reward to the families of brave men and women who died in the line of duty, and two, the need to provide incentives for the families of deceased victims to forego their rights to sue potential litigants such as the airline industry, the Port Authority of the City of New York, the owners of the World Trade Center, etc. I believe that you can plausibly exempt such special pension benefits from the definition of "collateral source" in the same manner that you exempted charitable gifts. However, if you otherwise feel constrained by the statutory definition of collateral source benefits, I would urge you to seek an amendment to the statute to remove benefits paid to deceased peace officers from the definition of collateral source benefits. Workers' Compensation. As a commentator noted in the Appendix to Preamble to the Interim Final Rules, workers who were killed at their place of employment in the World Trade Center attack are entitled to Workers' Compensation Benefits. Workers' Compensation benefits are a no-fault method of compensating persons injured or killed in their place of employment, and are generally provided for by insurance. Technically, in order to pursue Workers' Compensation, a claim must be filed against an employer and, if there is an insurance carrier, that carrier. The Final Rules should clarify that making a Workers' Compensation claim does not preclude a victim or his or her family from obtaining an award from the Victims' Compensation Fund. A Workers' Compensation claim is not the type of cause of action that Congress intended to have a potential Fund beneficiary forego - rather, the purpose of the Fund is to provide a certain award in exchange for foregoing litigation with complex factual or legal issues that could take years to resolve and could result in financial catastrophe to potential defendants such as the airline industry. Moreover, the level of recovery from Workers' Compensation is relatively small - generally $400 per week for a surviving spouse and dependent children, and if there is no spouse or dependent, $50,000 payable to surviving parents -- and cannot be considered to be the equivalent of a claim that Congress meant to avoid with the creation of the Fund. Similarly, as a Workers' Compensation claim is sui generis, the proceeds therefrom should be explicitly excluded from the definition of collateral source benefits. Conclusion. You have an unenviable task. To paraphrase an old television show, there are a million stories in the big city. As a result of your position, you have to deal, in a fair and equitable manner, with thousands of tragic stories from the September 11th attack and with complexities that no one has ever had to address before. I salute your efforts to provide for the victims of the September 11th attack and their families in a prompt, humane and expeditious manner consistent with your statutory mandate. I thank you in advance for your consideration of the comments to the Interim Final Rules, and for your efforts in this most difficult task. Sincerely, 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/. 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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, March 18, 2002 2:11 PM Compensate all victims equally It has come to my attention that money to gays victims' families are being limited. I question the fairness of that decision, and feel strongly that gay partners and families should receive equal compensation. Thank you for your consideration, Individual Comment Sacramento, CA 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 dojR001945.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. Friday, December 07, 2001 12:27 AM Help ALL Victims Of Sept. 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 Scranton, PA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-07 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 dojA001252.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. Friday, November 23, 2001 4:11 PM Victims Compensation Attachment 1: My name is . My son was a victim of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th. was single and had no dependents. I think you will see many victims of this class as you review these cases. This class of victim should not be overlooked or penalized when it come to compensation. This group had their chance for having families ripped from them by this horrible act. How do you measure their worth or their suffering. How do you measure what they would have done to support their parents as the parents age? Who will perform that duty now? The fact that a group life policy was paid or that proceeds from a 401k are going to the decedents estate are meaningless. A 401k was meant for retirement benefits, a smart move even for a young person. At 30 years old, the proceeds from a 401k are miniscule. An employer provided group policy is also miniscule and should not be deducted from any compensation. None of us want this money, we would rather have our sons, daughters, husbands and wives back. The survivors have to live with this pain for the rest of our lives and still have to go on to raise our other children and care for our husbands and wives. Do not add to the burden of our grief. Thanks. Individual Comment West Caldwell, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-23 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 dojW000512.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. Saturday, December 15, 2001 11:15 AM Fair compensation for Sept. 11th victims 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 and a nauseating miscarriage of justice 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. As a taxpayer, I do not want my money to go to people who are already wealthy. In my opinion, they do not need government-assistance, because I'm sure they are already well provided for by their own investments and insurance policies. While they have suffered an equal emotional tragedy, they have not suffered a financial tragedy as well that warrants government compensation. 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 and not discriminate against lesbian and gay families. Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very important issues. Sincerely, Individual Comment Murphysboro, IL September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-15 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 dojA002011.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. FOR JUST THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE! -PARENTS, SIBLINGS, + DOMESTIC PARTNERS SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM IF IT CAN BE SHOWED THAT THERE IS A DEPENDENCY OF THE VICTIM. BUT EVEN MORE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO PAIN + SUFFERING COMPENSATION. - THE FORMULA FOR COMPENSATION SHOULD BE REVISED TO REFLECT TODAY'S ECONOMIC STANDARDS. YOU NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE PAIN + SUFFERING CAP TO SEE IF IT TRULY REFLECTS COMPENSATION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN A LAWSUIT. SEVERAL ECONOMISTS SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO REVIEW + REVISE THE ANTIQUATED FORMULA. Individual Comment Remsenberg, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-04 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 dojN002543.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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