R002605
Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:11 PM
Dear President Bush,
PLEASE, AS OUR VERY OWN PRESIDENT, DO NOT ADD TO THE TERROR THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN INFLICTED ON THESE GOOD PEOPLE!
I am writing to voice my concern over the exclusion of same-sex partners
from the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund. This horrible tragedy was
unprecedented and affected people from all walks of American society. All
the affected deserve our help. Your administration has recognized that a
compassionate and effective response will entail making certain exceptions
to general U.S. policy on eligibility for public benefits, such as making
compensation available to undocumented aliens (and protecting their
employers from prosecution should such individuals come
forward). Please make sure that ALL affected families and households
receive the assistance they need to cope with this terrorist attack, whether
the household was counting on the income of a brother or sister, an
opposite-sex but unmarried partner, a same-sex partner, or a friend. Fair
rules can be devised for assisting all families and households who were
directly affected by this terrorist attack. Please don't use this national
tragedy as an opportunity to cut out or further marginalize people whose
loss and grief is no less real because they are not heterosexual.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Springfield, Ohio