Subject: Comment on File Number 4-637  February 02, 2013  Dear
Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:  Undisclosed
political spending by corporations is undermining the interests
and security of United States citizens.  A hundred and fifty
years before the SEC came into being, the United States chose to
severely limit the power of corporations, because the founding
fathers experienced first hand the corruption within corporate
power in Britain. Gradually corporations took hold in the United
States, no longer being temporary entities associated with a
single project. Corporations took on a life of their own, and in
so doing began again to threaten the financial security of
individuals. The SEC was set up to restore some protections for
the citizens of the United States - and by citizens I mean flesh
and blood human beings.  I strongly support the SEC issuing a
rule now that would require publicly traded corporations to
publicly disclose all their spending on political activities.
Thank you for co