Today, I happened to catch Presidential Candidate
Pat Buchanan on CSPAN. He was giving a talk on US
China Relations to the Commonwealth Club of California.
At one point in the questioning, Pat described how the
world had changed from the 80's, how the Conservative
movement related to the Libertarian's, and the future
of the Republican party.
To paraphrase, the 80's had conservatives united
against a common enemy, namely the former Soviet Union.
Under Reagan's leadership, they won that war, and they
reduced taxes from 70% down to 26%. With the combined
economic and political success of those conservative
issues, the Republican party had lost its way.
When it came to the Libertarian question, Pat described
differences with regards to "free trade", and the concerns
over it resulting in a World Government. He went on to
predict how the traditional Party structure in the U.S.
would change.
What I quickly realized is that ICANN is the incarnation
of Pat's concern. A single global body, determining the
rules for content, privacy, access, and just about every
other civil liberty. Most ironic of all, it is being
established on Al Gore's watch (a competing Presidential
Candidate).
Wouldn't it be interesting if ICANN became an election
issue for the Presidential campaign ;-)
Respectfully,
Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.�
404-943-0524� http://www.iperdome.com
