clarification and consistency of message.

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

We are all effected by a dysfunctional tax system and there is a bill in congress, HR 25, Fair Tax that would eliminate all federal income taxes and only tax consumption with an effective rate of 9%. Additionally HR 25, Fair Tax would act as a great stimulus to our economy. It will take the efforts of ordinary citizens to get this bill out of committee and on the floor for a vote. Contact members on the House Ways & Means Committee asking them to get this important legislation up for a vote.

Let's overturn the Supreme Court's erroneous decisions that corporations deserve the same rights as natural human beings and that money is the same thing as speech.

We need the same rights afforded to us as it is to Regular Families. Because the State of Missouri does not recognize Partners, I am unable to get my partner on my insurance. Without that benefit, he is not afforded mediacl care.

Congress members and Senators have huge entitlements: Healthcare, Retirement packages, free postage and many others--Before you cut Social Security (NOT an Entitlement--we all paid for it!) and Medicare How about taking a hard look at the amount of money that is doled out to members of Congress? Surely there is room for cuts there--If you all would cut your ENTITLEMENTS--the rest of us might feel better about making some adjustments in the necessary things that help us live healthy, productive lives.

It can be said, U.S. officials have declared this woman open game formatting a new meaning to RAPE: "The ideal of free men enjoying freedom from fear and want can be achieved only if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as his civil and political rights."

I feel it unjust that CEO's, heads of various departments, politicians and board members should receive such high compensation and salaries while taking away from the "middle class". Wage cuts, reduced medical benefits, ESOP programs and retirements have been lost to corporate greed.

Other metropolitan communities that are the size of Richmond have a comprehensive pediatric care hospital. Richmond has a need to serve this community and the best way to do this is to build a pediatric hospital which will enhance the Richmond community.

The Ombudsman is a seperate entity With full disclosure to Department of corrections in order to help inmates receive what the state is legally obligated to provide. Medical, mail, religous services, and financial accounts that are owned by the incarcerated people. The majority of the public think that the "inmates have it too easy", This is not true. many times from the time one enters the Department of Corrections from the food they are provided with to the mail to the medical services, the inmates don't receive adequate services. Many pass away while incarcerated due to lack of medical attention. Suffering to death.

Congress is scheduled to work 10 days in December before they go on vacation lasting until the new year, possibly not resolving the fiscal cliff. This is after they had a lengthy recess for the election cycle, and then another for Thanksgiving. We should demand they stay at their jobs until they pass a tax break for the 98% who are not making over $250,000/year ( $200,000 for single filer). This Congress is distinctive for being among the least productive in history. We must tell them, loud and clear, that we won't stand for it. In President Obama's words, "it's like a lump of coal for Christmas. It's a Scrooge Christmas." No tax break= no vacation.

The President has set a limit for increasing taxes on any single person at $200,000, but has set the limit at $250,000 for couples. This is a sexist policy because it assumes one spouse to be making 25% of the other. It also tacitly discourages successful individuals from marrying financially and intellectually equal spouses. A policy that would treat both spouses equally would set the limit of $200,000 for each spouse. Tell the President that this inequality should be corrected.