In view of the fact that five of the six constituencies are controlled by
interests firmly in the pockets of the ISOC/ICANN church, I would suggest
that the word choice giving the constituiencies power was quite intentional.
>ICANN's press release read:
>>The constituencies, which will elect the
>>Names Council to act as the governing body of the Domain Name Supporting
>>Organisation (DNSO), are the core of the DNSO.
>
>For the record, I think a better way of understanding the DNSO is to
>place the General Assembly at its "core."
>
>While the constituencies collectively may comprise a substantial
>percentage of the General Assembly, there are many unaffiliated
>individuals and groups that may only find a place to participate in the
>General Assembly.
>
>Whether a substantive policy proposal should be adopted is measured by
>the degree of consensus in the General Assembly. This is in keeping with
>the bottom-up decision-making style that should characterize the DNSO.
>
>I realize that this was just a press release, but I wanted to point out
>what I thought was a mistake in word choice.
>
> -- Bret
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