1.   Both were astonishingly ready to escalate the argument over Yankee Stadium into an argument over charter revision.

2.   All the supervisors assured Mrs. Shapiro that they not only supported the charter revisions but would speak out when asked.

3.   But Schwarz recalled that only a few months ago, Giuliani had said that he saw no immediate need for charter revision.

4.   Charter revision is a dreaded undertaking, combining maximum political anxiety with a minimum of public interest.

5.   Further, the charter revision does not address the need for campaign finance reform -- a big disappointment.

6.   Green said he would join with major civic groups to campaign against a charter revision.

7.   He had trouble getting recruits for his last controversial commission, and that one was just about charter revision.

8.   He said his ground for a lawsuit would be that the charter revisions were being proposed only to block a vote on the Yankees.

9.   I also have voted in all kinds of primaries, charter revisions and bond issues.

10.   Instead, they have spent more energy complaining that they needed yet another round of charter revision before they could ever dream of providing a check on executive authority.