R001635
Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:25 PM
"Victim Payment" Plans
You have no justification for not accomodating partners, be they
of the same or of differing sexes, just because of a sexual
orientation or lack of paper document denoting their dedication
to each other.
Normally federal money dispensers do so without relying on state
laws, many based on religious purposes, in order to avoid both
electoral and judicial confrontations. Blaming the lack of "gay
benefits" on the lack of state support is, in reality, blaming
the Bible (et al) and the religious origins of the laws in those
states.
Our United States was founded on a body of law. Part of that law
proclaims the separation of Federal and State governments,
venues, powers, and so forth. You are disbursing FEDERAL FUNDS,
not drawn from State budgets; therefore, under Federal Law,
there can be no sensible, truthfull grounds for denial -- only
the 'play politics' denial that loses elections. People are
notorious for not voting for people who kick dogs, animals or
those perceived to be of a different class.
Your attention is drawn to the commentary "9/11 Fund To
Discriminate Against Gays" Commentary, by , wherein "Kenneth Feinberg, the head of the September 11th Victim
Compensation Fund (a fund created by Congress and run by the
Department of Justice)," claims the applicable states' laws are
being observed. Oh? Since when has our federal government seen
fit to parallel state laws?
If Mr. Feinberg is to be taken seriously, then the DOJ will stop
its harassment of Oregon doctors who are obeying state law by
providing for painless suicide. If Mr. Feinberg is to be taken
seriously, then the DOJ will stop hasseling marajuana users in
the 11 or so states where MJ is legal medicine.
On the other hand, if Mr. Feinberg is LYING, then the DOJ
spokesperson is saying "We will play God. We may deny there is a
God, daily except Sunday mornings; but that's okay, we'll play
God's Hand as we see fit."
The next step, of course, is the ballot box; if the GOP allows
this to proceed, they will be handing both House and Senate
msajorities to the Democrats on a gold platter. It's very
difficult to vote for people who oppose one's own standards.
Individual Comment
Drain, Oregon