Patricia Ireland

And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#common #common law #could #course #discipline

Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#consent #does #mean #rubber #rubber stamp

Bush's choice of Dick Cheney as his running mate is clear confirmation of the policies he would promote and the nominations he would make to an already closely divided U.S. Supreme Court. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#bush #cheney #choice #clear #closely

Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#built #effective #extremely #fight #losing

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#beliefs #christian #christian faith #come #faith

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#energy #enthusiasm #i #i think #lead

I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#connor #court #day #first #got

I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#bigger #bigger picture #care #deal #families

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#entitled #i #leadership #organize #ourselves

Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#anything #homosexuality #jesus #never #said