Subject: comment on File No. S7-25-97
Author:  "Marc Weiss" 
Date:    1/1/98 11:55 PM
     
     
To: Jonathan Katz
Secretary, Securities & Exchange Commission
     
Dear Mr. Katz:
     
I'm writing to strenuously object to the proposed rules on shareholder 
resolutions.  
     
I am a long-time shareholder in a number of firms.   I always carefully 
read the arguments in shareholder resolutions and generally vote on them if 
I feel I know enough about the issue to take a position.  My feeling is 
that certain corporate practices have a direct impact on long-term 
profitability and it doesn't make sense to add further restrictions which 
will make this so much more difficult.
     
I oppose the proposed rules, especially the new requirements for an 
escalating percentage of shareholder votes; the new requirement that an 
issue involve at least $10 million dollars in sales; and the rule giving a 
company the power to decide whether a proposal is motivated by personal 
grievance or motivation.  
     
Sincerely,
Marc N. Weiss
684 Broadway - #6E
New York, NY 10012