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Letter to the editor submitted 2/20/03 to the Bakersfield Californian for consideration to be printed:

R. Dale Speer's letter to the editor about how we should all shut up about Nicole Parra's big win is offensive. Parra's spending over $2 million to "win" that Assembly seat is nothing to be proud of. In addition, there are still allegations of voter fraud being investigated, and as if that weren't enough, the Parra's are suspected of using the California Highway Patrol as their own personal servants and water boys.

R. Dale Speer needs to get a clue. President Bush won by following the U.S. Constitution. Nicole Parra won by cheating, lying, and buying that seat, in my opinion, and in the opinion of thousands of others. We have a right to voice our heart-felt concerns.

By the way, Dean Gardner, the GOP nominee, is a Navy Veteran. For Nicole Parra to be appointed to chair the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee is a slap in the face of every Veteran and a spit in the face of every voter who voted for Gardner.

We hope the voter fraud and CHP investigations will be allowed to continue unfettered by the Parra's tampering, interference and political shenanigans.

Sincerely,
Saundra Duffy