Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Thursday, March 14, 2002 5:21 PM in reguards to the victims families of the attack sept. 11 Dear Mr. President, This is the first time I have ever tried to contact you directly. I have emailed my senator in the past through websites designed to be proactive towards all types of injustices all over the world. But this morning I was sent an e-mail that I simply can't ignore. This morning I read an e-mail that explains that the compensation for the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks will not include partners of gay/lesbian victims. Why is this? Did these people not die like all the other victims? Do their loved ones not suffer just as much as the loved ones of the heterosexual victims? Is it not absurd to even have to write this to you?? When Americans donated their time to help with the tragedy, they didn't stop to ask who was gay and who was straight. The firemen that lost their lives trying to save people in the twin towers didn't stop to ask that question either. And when Americans from all walks of life reached in their pockets to give money to help with the devastation, no one specified that their donations should go to only heterosexual families. When America stood together to prove to the terrorists that we will not run and hide from these hanus crimes, we all held hands together. And no one, NO ONE, stopped to ask if the hand they held was that of a gay or straight American. Now, six months later, as we remember, and try to get on with our lives, why is this question suddenly a valid one to ask? Why is state law now the president for who "deserves" compensation? It is not a question of morality. It is not a matter for the state. You have a list of names of the people who died that day. Those people, all of them, were equal on that day. No one stopped to ask which chooses to recognize same sex marriages has no bearing here. It has no relevance. It doesn't bring back any of the lost. It doesn't change what happened, or the fact that some of those gay victims are probably responsible for saving our beautiful capital from even more devastation. And now, the ones left behind, who loved and lost these people are being violated again and again. It is in the most vile of taste to even ask the question of whether or not same sex partners who lost loved ones on set. 11 deserve compensation. Has no one in Washington dc any sense of decency? You are supposed to protect and serve us, the American people. All of the American people. Not just the ones who stand for what you stand, or believe in what you believe. You are supposed to rise above your own beliefs for the greater good. You are supposed to be the voice for all Americans...not just straight Americans. For the record, I am a heterosexual American citizen. And when I read that sexual orientation is going to dictate how the money, that Americans far and wide gave so generously, is divided I simply cannot sit and let it happen without at least trying to get through to you, our president of these united states, and ask you to do your job! See that each loved one of each victim is given compensation, like it was meant to be. It is the only way it should be. Just as you took charge on that fateful day, and just as America stood behind you and trusted you, I implore that you do what is right...take charge and make sure that each and every single victims loved ones are compensated for their loss. For their loss is all of our losses. Not one person in this country escaped suffering that horrible day. We will never forget. Don't make us suffer again. Thank you Mr. President. Sincerely, Individual Comment San Francisco, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-14 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 dojR000786.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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