At 11:36 PM 5/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 10:49:50PM -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 May 1999, Kent Crispin wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 06:32:31PM -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Legislators know how to put laws on the books. They have little experience
>> > > in taking them off.
>> >
>> > We are not talking about legislators. This is not a government.
>>
>> Sadly Kent, you are mistaken. The sooner that misconception is put to
>> rest, the better.
>
>Let's see --
>Governments have standing armies. Does ICANN?
>Governments can put you in jail. Can ICANN?
>Governments can have you executed. Can ICANN?
So can the mafia.
>The usual definition of a government is an entity that has a
>monopoly on force. Does ICANN?
>
>A few regulatory functions, enforced through contracts, does not
>make a government, Patrick.
There was a talk by a Prof. Perot (I think) at the ITAA confernece
2 years ago now lasy July in DC. He gave an excellent discussion of
what a government is and it's role. It's closer than you'd like to
think, Kent.
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