From: Marilyn Smith [mabssmith@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:47 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: SEC Proposal

The proposal to allow Investor nominees  for boards of directors on  
the proxy ballot is an excellent one and should be adopted. Directors 
are supposed to be directing the company for the benefit of the 
shareholders, but the shareholders have little or no voice in the 
selection of said directors, and have no way to vote them out. The 
rules should be changed.

Marilyn Smith
Shareholder