From: John Kirk [johnkirk58@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:20 AM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: Rule No. S7-19-03 10/21/03 Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to urge you to bring democracy to corporate board elections by removing the trigger events from the shareholder democracy proposal. Sincerely, John Kirk, Taxpayer 486 Dana St Wilkes-Barre, PA