From: mara@evergreen.edu
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:51 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Employees' Pensions (SEC proposal S7-14-03)



Secretary Jonathan G. Katz
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

Dear Secretary Katz,

I am writing you to express my support for the adoption of SEC
proposal S7-19-03 to allow shareholders to nominate candidates
for election to corporate boards. 

A common dominator at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and other companies
engulfed in scandal was a board of directors handpicked by
management who could not be held accountable to shareholders.

Shareholders must be able to nominate directors at the earliest
possible annual meeting, when the company is in crisis and
shareholder value is immediately threatened such as in the Enron
and WorldCom scandals.

Some companies and their boards of directors have lost sight of
the fact that shareholders are the true owners of companies. The
proposed rule in support of real director elections will go a
long way in reinforcing this important principle.



Sincerely,

ALEXANDER MAR
2825A   FORTNER DR SW
TUMWATER, Washington 98512