Ralph Waldo Emerson famously derided a foolish consistency, famously writing in his essay, Self-Reliance:
                                Would Glass Lewis Have Anything To Do If It Were Consistent?
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                          Posted on December 07, 2017
                                    
                                    
                                
                            
                            
                                Continuing Confusion About Shareholder Approval Requirements
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                          Posted on April 17, 2017
                                    
                                    
                                
                            
                            I continue to read confused statements in proxy statements about the vote required for shareholder action. The default voting rule in Delaware is found in Section 216(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law:


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