Re: [IFWP] Re: November Cook Report - intro and part 1 ISOC's critical role in enabling ICANN

[Greg Skinner]

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--gregbo]

Frank Rizzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Dave, it may not be for "bad or evil" purposes. I agree with you 
>here. But, things are being done for self-serving big-business 
>purposes. It's just sad that we have ICANN being bought out by 
>high-priced lobbyists (not unlike our own government) but we don't 
>have the mechanism to vote the bastards out of of office.

Are you sure that a public vote would not have the same results?
After all, the people who are lobbying ICANN right now will just
directly lobby the government(s) who wind up setting up Internet
policy if ICANN falls.

I'm all for voting, but I don't expect that a public vote would
have outcomes much different than those which generally favor big
business.

--gregbo