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<br />who served on the last Commission, and he just provided, you know, even -handed -advice, and I
<br />think we all came away feeling that.
<br />RAY: Okay. Other comments? Okay.
<br />BALOG: I guess before you call for the question, just one last thing. I mean, I've had
<br />Chris -, I've seen Chris Yuen, too, as an attorney and, in fact, once in a while he orders chicken
<br />manure, but we don't do work for him, so there's no conflict there.
<br />I just -, every attorney, if you put ten attorneys in a room, and this is my -, this is why I kind of feel
<br />strongly not going with the same attorney. If you put ten attorneys in a room, each attorney you
<br />can show the same phrase to and, most times, ten attorneys will have a different opinion. And
<br />there's nothing wrong with that. But I don't believe being charged with reviewing a charter, that
<br />we should be getting -, and I believe this is what would happen because this is what I'm hearing
<br />from the people who served on the committee, he's been through it, he knows this, he knows this,
<br />the loophole or he's done the work, he sees what's there. I don't believe -, if I look at this
<br />document, and I'm the last attorney, there may be things that we may suggest, but I don't believe
<br />that that attorney will look at things the same way that if you get somebody else to look at it for
<br />you. And there may be legal issues that someone else, some other attorney could bring out,
<br />whether it be the -, I'll just mention the finalists, Mr. Crudele or Mr. Lim, in all fairness, that would
<br />bring out that Mr. Yuen wouldn't, because he's gone through the process.
<br />And I've had people say that Mr. Yuen is a great attorney, and I've had people say he's a poor
<br />attorney. I've had people say Mr. Lim's a great attorney and a poor attorney, too, as well as
<br />Mr. Crudele. But in the same breath, it just -, to get somebody, although they've gone through it
<br />already, to say that that's the person for this, that wouldn't be -, I can't vote for somebody on that
<br />reason. And then to hear someone who served on the committee to say I have two Cadillacs
<br />coming off the assembly line, not to steal your words, or two Volvos, and they're exactly alike,
<br />they're both great, except this person just a little bit, you know, he went through the process. I
<br />mean, if that's what separates them, because someone went through a process, that would be like
<br />if you get a good commissioner 9n another commission, reappointing them, and that's why you
<br />don't do it. Everybody has a time. They're all good. I believe in recycling -, not recycling, but.
<br />going on, doing your thing, putting your ideas, your best effort forward, and then going out. I
<br />really believe in that.
<br />And that's why, after listening to everything, I just got to say I couldn't vote for Chris. And I
<br />don't -, and it's not because you guys haven't said any reason except for scheduling and that might
<br />be a little hindrance with Mr. Lim; that's the only thing I've heard. It's not on his ability, "ability."
<br />It's more on something he may or may not be able to do. And I guess, you know, that's just how I
<br />feel. I think they're both great, actually, personally, but -, and I think Mr. Crudele's a good
<br />attorney, too. But if I'm stuck to choose between those two people, the two highest
<br />recommended, then I would choose someone who didn't, who already hasn't look at this and
<br />could give me fresh ideas, as well as all of us, because we aren't the same Charter Commission that
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