Greg,
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Greg Skinner writes:
> Frank Rizzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The real real question is:
>
> > "Why can't we vote for our representatives? Why do you have the power to
> > make decisions for the whole Internet?"
>
> Just as an observation, if ISOC folks like Heath and Cerf ran for
> ICANN board positions, or endorsed other candidates, my guess is
> they'd win.
I agree.
> The reason is because of the large amount of respect they get from
> the Internet community.
Cerf yes, Heath only because of the large amount of ignorance he gets.
> Granted, not from the entire Internet community, but from enough of
> it that people who do not specifically know any of the history of
> these proceedings are likely to vote for ISOC or its candidates.
There you say it.
> It's similar to how a war hero can be elected to public office even
> though he or she may not be the "best" candidate in some cosmic
> sense.
You mean of course a second rate actor who pretended to play war
heroes in B movies.
> If enough people believe that a person is capable of doing a good
> job, and those people vote, they will be elected.
That should read:
If enough people believe that a person is capable of doing a
good job, and those people vote, they will be elected in the
US.
el
