From: Wemhoff, Kenneth [kenneth.wemhoff@eds.com]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:25 PM
To: 'rule-comments@sec.gov'
Subject: (s7-19-03) Investor Nominees for Board of Director Openings

Open letter to the SEC:
I see with delight that the SEC has a proposal on the table to allow
investor nominees for board of director on the proxy ballot.

It is truly amazing to me that the good old boy situations on so many
corporate boards continues in this day of supposed fairness and openness.
How corporate governance could have gotten so "inbred" says a lot about the
public's suspicion and contempt for corporate America.

Boards represent the Owners, me and thousands of other individuals who have
invested hard earned money in companies of our choice.  While we have the
choice to invest, we don't have the same choice to elect those that would
oversee our investment.  

Corporate America, under the "guidance" of the SEC needs to make Board
elections fair and open to the investors.  While this initiative is a small
step, perhaps it's the first step of many to open board nominations and
ultimately make boards more accountable to owner/investors.  

We, as investors, deserve nothing less from the SEC and corporate America.

Respectfully,

Ken Wemhoff
Email: tkwem@msn.com