From: Home [elme0935@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:37 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-19-03

I am strongly in favor of a resolution to allow shareowners to nominate
directors for the Board of Directors of a company.  At present the rules are
stacked against shareholders and all we can do is withhold a vote for the Board
nominated directors.   This is a sham.  We are told we are the owners of the
corporation, but if we are owners, why can't we nominate the Directors of our
company.   Executives vote themselves large raises, issue stock options which
dilute our shares and don't even have to abide by proxy resolutions that are
passed at the annual meeting.

Please help us to assert our rights as owners and let the process be a
democratic one.

Walter J. Ehmer
770 392 0935