Petition for Rulemaking (SEC File No. 4-461)
From: Roney, Cynthia [Cynthia.Roney@ElPaso.com]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 1:41 PM
To: 'rule-comments@sec.gov'
Subject: Petition for Rulemaking (SEC File No. 4-461)

I am writing to indicate my support of the 8/2/02 filing by 
the Committee of Concerned Shareholders and James McRitchie 
in the formal Petition for Rulemaking (SEC File No. 4-461) 
with the SEC whereby it was requested, in substance, that 
Rule 14a-8(i)(8) be eliminated. 

It is time that democracy comes to the corporate ballot. 
Shareholders should have the opportunity to elect truly 
independent Directors and that the Directors be responsive 
to the Shareholders and not Management. Further, recent 
corporate events have demonstrated that individual 
Shareholders need an effective means by which undesirable 
Directors can be held accountable, e.g., removed from 
office via use of the simplified Shareholder Proposal 
procedure. Individual Shareholders should be able to act 
as their own 'watchdogs' when it comes to improving 
corporate governance.

Thanks, 
Cynthia Roney 
El Paso Corporation 
Certificates & Regulatory Compliance 

    GW-9 Rm 1858B 
    832-676-3535 
    Fax: 832.676.2231 





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