R001946
Monday, March 18, 2002 2:13 PM
9/11 Fund Administration Unfair!
I am totally outraged at the information I've just heard that gay and lesbian Americans will be discriminated against in the administration of the 9/11 Fund! I saw Mr. Feinberg's comments regarding the matter on the Meet the Press show March 10. The excuse he offered that the various states don't recognize the relationships between gays and their partners is simply camoflauge for the real issue.
In his previous breath, he said that the Attorney General had really stepped up in the interest of compassion and fairness to supercede the laws which would bar illegal aliens from participating in the program. Why on earth would you ignore the laws barring illegals from obtaining benefits, while denying benefits to your own citizens and use the law as an excuse for doing so?!
The hypocrisy of this administration on this issue is shameful! In fact, this nation's hypocrisy regarding civil rights issues is one of the reasons we find so many people around the world who don't like us. Doesn't the Declaration of Independence say that ALL men are created equal? Or, does it say that some are more equal than others?
One of our greatest Republican presidents once said that our forefathers brought forth on this continent a nation which was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that ALL men are created equal and are endowed by their CREATOR with certain inalienable rights and that among these are LIFE. . . Now, by your actions you are saying to the world, "Oops, Lincoln made a mistake when he said that. Some lives ARE more important than others."
Of course, we've known for a long time that you feel this way. It's just a shame that you have to show it in this manner during a moment in which we've been presented with such a perfect opportunity to bring ALL our people together and break down all the old prejudices and barriers which have long kept us apart. Why can't we truly be ONE UNITED people?
Please re-think this issue!
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