No, it's more like a waste of time.
The DNSO will come up with recommendations based on the majority,
and often not even on that. The ICANN will then receive this
recommendation, along with separate recommendations from each
and every person or group who feels that the DNSO recommendation
does not reflect their position.
The ICANN will then decide.
Why have a DNSO, then?
--
Christopher Ambler
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bret A. Fausett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: IFWP Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:30 AM
Subject: [ifwp] Re: Objections to a flat structure
>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?"
>
>-- Bret
>
>>> That you do not believe that (popular) democracy is a good system is
your
>>> privilege.
>>Popular democracy, without protection for minorities, is simply
>>institutionalized discrimination. It's great for the majority, lousy
>>for the minority. History abounds with examples, but it is obvious
>>from first principles.
>
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