From: Jerry Brandon [jerrybrandon@coastal-international-security.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:54 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-23-03

Your delay, again of the rule that would deter market makers from shorting stocks for their 
own benefit has screwed the individual investors.  I was not at all surprised that you 
delay it.  Even though it has many loop holes in it, and probable would not be enforced 
anyway.  It would be nice if the government for once did something positive for the little 
people.  I guess the "money makers" probably contribute a lot of money to government 
political campaigns, thus they get what they want.  Well thanks for the delay, I'll look 
forward to the next delay of this limp rule.  Thanks for your time.

Jerry


Jerry G. Brandon
Office Manager
Computer Systems Administrator
Coastal International Security
jerrybrandon@coastal-international-security.com
www.coastal-international-security.com