From: Dave Heggen [David.Heggen@verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:30 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-19-03

I am in favor of allowing Sharholders to nominate Directors for election to 
corporate governance.  
 
Having sponsored shareholder proposals that have received 34% approval and then 
to have them largely ignored by the corporate Board of Directors is appaling.  
Then to have recourse to bring suit against the company and have a judge decide 
the company's actions were illegal is worse.  Then to have the company vow to 
fight this decision on appeal is incredible.  Shareholder's need more control of 
who and how directors get elected/compensated/overseen. 
 
Reference: Cooper vs IBM