>A right to be heard, perhaps. What is perverse is the concept of
>government "representatives" being so afraid of the people that they
>purportedly represent that they have to close meetings. Further, as we are
>bearing witness to, those mere "recommendations" are being rubberstamped
>by ICANN. They may delay committing the ink for a short period of time to
>avoid some of the heat, but the agenda is clear, and it is being adhered
>to. But don't take my word for it. I'll be happy to forward this message
>to you a few months from now(assuming ICANN is still in business and
>isn't under a court order from some jurisdiction impeding them) and
>say "I told you so."
That's not the worst part. The government reps who showed up
in Berlin were literally sandbagged. They wern't told they
would be voting and had to make decisions on the fly -
after the ITU and WIPO poeple - who were well prepared
had had their chance to make their case and of course no
opposing viewpoints were heard.
Now, try to find out what country voted for what. Twomey
told mew there is no voting... it would make people
"uncomfortable" or something. So they don't vote
and you can't find out who didn't vote for what.
I fully expct them to wear masks next so nobody
will even know who is there.
As a secret society GAC is wonderful. But it's just
not appropriate for the Internet.
--
"So foul a sky clears not without a storm" - Shakespeare
