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have more muscle as a commission, until we have been more
successful and maybe more callous is a good way to put it,
I think we might be careful about stepping in there where
there is so much can happen in relationship to the public.
That is our report.
DR. SHAPIRO: Well, Eric, thank you very much
and thank the others who participated in outlining some of
these issues for us.
I am going to turn to the commission in a
moment. We have perhaps 15 minutes to discuss this or give
initial reactions. As I have said, we will read new
versions of this as we go along and gradually hone in on an
agenda.
Let me just say a word about the process side.
Perhaps the easiest to resolve and perhaps even the least
important.
First of all, as you pointed out, having the
staff we have now it would be perfectly feasible for us to
meet as a group generally and to meet for longer times less
often. I am very sympathetic. That is a lot easier for
everybody.
I just wanted to note that in attempting to put
together our calendar over the last few years it has been
almost impossible to find two days we could get a majority