Richard J. Sexton wrote:
>
> >And if ICANN doesnt't like a constituency's membership criteria, it can
> >refuse to recognize it. Somehow, I don't think ICANN will consider "Joop
> >Teernstra can expel members at will" an acceptable criterion.
>
> Sure, ICANN can not recognize a constituency that follwed the ICANN
> bylaws. That makes sesne.
>
The bylaw excerpt you quoted explicitly grants the ICANN Board the authority
to determine whether or not to recognize constituencies. It is reasonable
to assume that the appropriateness of would-be constituencies' membership
criteria will be a major factor in its decisions. Otherwise, I could
organize a "John Reynolds constituency", claim that I followed the Bylaws in
doing so, and demand recognition.
