I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.

I have been the victim of many of the injustices that women who are my clients have had. That is how I understand how this is impacting their lives economically, psychologically, often physically. It's all personal. For me, if one woman is denied her rights, we're all being denied our rights.

Instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, Mr. Cain instead decided to provide her with his idea of a stimulus package.

As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks.

I have known some wonderful men.

I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.

I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.