September 11 Digital Archive

Department of Justice Emails

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Department of Justice Emails

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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.

Items in the Department of Justice Emails Collection

Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:00 PM
sept 11 fund

i think that the people of the united states or the airlines should not have to pay this price for is was not their fault---they should sue osma bin laden. he has millions that the united states has…

Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:31 PM
PLEASE ENSURE COMPENSATION OF GAY AND LESBIAN VICTIMS' FAMILIES

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…

Monday, March 18, 2002 2:17 PM
(no subject)


To Whom It May Concern,

I don't understand why the laws, in terms of compensation from the September
11 Fund, can be overlooked for illegal aliens, but not for domestic partners
of gays/lesbians. You…

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:43 PM
Victimcomp Comments

This Victim compensation bill is in violation of the US Constitution.
Article 1 Section 8 states that "The Congress shall have the Power to lay and
collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to…

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:20 PM
Such an Un-American decision.

If September 11 has taught us anything, it's that our
patriotism and love of country transcend our differences and
unite us all. We were told that September 11 was the day
that…

Monday, January 28, 2002 3:38 PM
Liberty Fund

as the mother of a WTC widow and the grandmother of a 3-year-old who lost his father, I want to take this opportunity to say that the proposed compensation is unfair at best. My daughter and her husband…

Friday, December 28, 2001 3:49 PM
Equal Access




December 28, 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…

Friday, December 14, 2001 8:00 PM
(no subject)

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…

Tuesday, December 18, 2001 8:16 PM
Please assist


December 18, 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…

Friday, December 28, 2001 12:14 PM
Support Equal Access to Crisis Relief Benefits for Surviving
Gay and Lesbian Partners!


December 28, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement…

Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:14 PM
What can I do as her daughter.

What happens if the victim is my mother and I am not on good terms with my
stepfather? He is now the admin. for her estate. But since this time he has
changed. He has received a…

Thursday, December 20, 2001 2:47 PM
equal access


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…

Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:37 PM
Victim Compensation Fund

Life is full of imperfections, and perhaps it's difficult to find an
equitable way to recompense the loved ones of those who died in the 11
September tragedy. But Congress appears to have…

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:36 PM
EQUAL RIGHTS


December 19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people…

Sunday, March 17, 2002 2:24 PM
9/11 Fund

Please behave like the rational human beings that we Americans pride
ourselves on being and extend your absurd "exceptions" to the recipients of
the 9/11 Fund to include homosexual partners. They would…

Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:49 PM
why?

Why do gay people even bother paying taxes, considering we do not have the same rights as other taxpayers?

Individual Comment

Thursday, December 27, 2001 3:12 PM

September 11 Fund

Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Main Building, Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Via Email:…

Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:21 PM
(no subject)

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…

Friday, December 21, 2001 3:53 PM
Help same sex partners of terrorist victims


Dear Mr. Zwick:

The very humane Fund for relatives of victims of the September 11 terrorist
attacks must include all relatives of all the victims.

This importantly…

January 18, 2002

Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Main Building
Room 3140
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am a plaintiff's attorney with an…

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