From: Charles Askey [chuckaskey@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:58 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Corporate Governance

I am all for the proposed change to allow dissident share holders to nominate 
directors for the board.  More needs to be done to give share holders more say 
in keeping companies honest and motivated.  The time is past for corporate 
management to be the beginning, middle and end to all things in that 
corporation.  When you are able to completely shut down all voices, corporate 
management has no reason to operate in a fair, open and honest manner.  

Charles F Askey