On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 12:30:34PM -0500, Bret A. Fausett wrote:
> Let me pose a question that has not been considered in this thread and
> which I think is important.
>
> Isn't there some protection of the rights of minorities built into the
> fact that the DNSO only recommends DN policy to ICANN?
>
> The will of the majority can only make a recommendation. The DNSO
> recommendation then will be forwarded to a board of professionals (the
> ICANN Board) who will have to make an independent judgment about whether
> to adopt it. And the judgment of the ICANN Board, in turn, will be
> informed by input from the other two SOs, and eventually perhaps, from
> the ICANN general membership.
>
> So isn't this an adequate check on "the tyranny of the majority?"
Excellent point. It may well be. But far more than that -- it is
equally a check on ALL FORMS OF TYRANNY -- tyranny of the minority as
well as the tyranny of the majority. And even more: ICANN's powers
are rather limited, as well. So we needn't worry about constituencies
taking over, either!
Basically, getting a DNSO recognized is just getting us a slightly
better equipped sandbox to play in.
--
Kent Crispin, PAB Chair "Do good, and you'll be
[EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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