"The only reason a shareholder should resist granting such a right, IMHO, is if they do not trust their Board of Directors. And if that's the case, IMHO, they should be selling their shares, not voting. ..."

Exactly, Lar. The success of the astonishing "No Crusade" of last year made probably more tort to SPQ as of today, than an effective Reverse Split would have done to the stock! BB.