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 11:16 AM 9-11 fund and "ALL" Americans I would like to first say to Mr. John McCain: Thank you for having the courage and compassion to look beyond the bigotry and prejudice of the many by at least making a personal stand on decency, when speaking about &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and Gay's alike. Having said that and after reading what Mr. Ashcroft's views on the use of the 9-11 funds which exclude gays and their loved ones, I am saddened but nonetheless not surprised, at this latest attempt to stand in judgment over others. It was a terrible day in America on September the 11th, 2001 as I sat in horror as our/my country was attacked. I sobbed for my fellow Americans as I would any member of my own family. But today it isn't sadness that fills my heart, it is anger at the leadership of the greatest country this world has ever known. To think that my money (gay money) will go to anyone and everyone, except those who Mr. Ashcroft has decided are not as deserving, sickens me. How righteous and noble of this administration to allow the illegal who are breaking the law to be compensated for their lose; and rightfully so, but not the legal gay tax paying citizens. I'm sure that God will think this act to be quite admirable. Regardless what ones views on another's life style, we are all Gods creatures. We all bleed RED, hurt when victimized, and see RED when brutalized. How quick we forget what our country has done to our African American and Indian Americans. Haven't we all seen what prejudice can cause? And then we have the nerve to ask "why do they hate us so much?". My mother, a single women who raised three boys, use to tell me; "Treat others as you would want to be treated yourself". I'm sure your mothers said the same sort of thing. At what age do we forget that? I just hope that the next time you need a hero to save your life, and he/she happens to be gay, that they will have forgotten this decision or at least remember those words my mother use to say! Sickened but still American, Individual Comment Fort Worth, TX. 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 dojR000164.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