Joop and all, Joop Teernstra wrote: > At 14:35 12/01/99 -0500, Kenn Stubbs wrote: > > >if the only members of the so were registrants, it would be very easy for > >someone to corral registrant proxies and establish themselves as the > >"initial so". they could then pretty well set policies to preclude or > >encourage almost any future process or change which would eventually force > >ICANN or even worse, some regulatory authority like the USG or ITU to step > >in and pick up the pieces. i don't even want to think where this could lead > >us. > > > Ken, > > If proxy votes would be disallowed (on the Net, with members who are > joining because of their interest in self-governing, who needs proxies?) > would that persuade CORE to give up your resistance against a DN holder > flat membership? > Probably not, but I think it would persuade others. > > Your S&L abuse example is not persuasive, in the Internet context. > > >it is my personal interpretation from conversations with other CORE member > >representatives that we feel that there has to be a balanced constituency > >representation. > > > >just what balance and how to protect against abuses is a good part of what > >all these meetings and the related process is all about. > > > For me , the logic remains that a very wide membership is the best > protection , both against capture and against abuses. > Constituencies that stack the vote in favor of those who already have > considerable power due to their position in the industry, are sure to > discourage very wide membership. > > I propose to modify the membership article with a clause that prohibits > voting by proxy. I think you are going to need an exception clause to cover sevear medical emergancy. But otherwise we woulda agree with you. > > > --Joop-- > http://www.democracy.org.nz/ > > __________________________________________________ > To receive the digest version instead, send a > blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___END____________________________________________ Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208 __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
