Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: Lawrence A. Roberts
Affiliation: Sole owner, Roberts Construction

May 4, 2009

SHORT SELLING SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM ALL STOCK TRANSACTIONS. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED PERIOD. WE SMALL INVESTERS THAT DEPEND ON THE MARKET FOR RETIREMENT ARE GETTING THE SHORT END OF THIS BAD SITUATION. THE SEC COMMISIONERS BETTER GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND START LOOKING OUT FOR THE BULK OF THE SMALL INVESTERS.