Alejandro and all,
Nice statement of political diatribe, but that is all it is. Your
BS here is not convincing to anyone who is truly honorable.
Alejandro Pisanty, DGSCA y FQ, UNAM wrote:
> Dear Mark, and all,
>
> it seems we go back to June or sometime around then. The GA is made up of
> all those who belong in the DNSO and not in the constituencies as well
> as those who do belong to constituencies. It is not meant and should not
> be conceived as a "can of worms" made up of "dispossessed non-constituency
> members". To use GA membership as a form of exclusion reverts against the
> best spirit of the GA and surely takes the "G" out of the name.
>
> The GA is being given an all-important function in the nomination of
> candidates to be members of the ICANN Board and should not squander its
> time and energy in fulfilling Randy Bush's certain prophesy of a renewed
> round of bickering.
>
> In the GA, as Mark says, people who do not belong to a constituency have a
> voice, and we all have a vote. This vote is not going to be "filtered
> upwards" through the constituencies. The best way we have to tell the NC
> to do what we want is to provide it with a good list of strong, reputable,
> knowledgeable and trustworthy candidates.
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Mark C. Langston wrote:
>
> >
> > On 17 September 1999, "Alejandro Pisanty, DGSCA y FQ, UNAM"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >Does anybody have specific proposals of a few key questions that should be
> > >addressed by nominees? They should, IMO, cover the interests and more
> > >importantly the *principles* of their own constituency, relevance of
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > >technical background and proven record in public organizations (whence we
> > >can deduct something about honesty, consistency, availability for the
> > >task, etc.), and a view of the future for ICANN's work.
> >
> >
> > Have we so soon forgotten that one of the REASONS for the GA is to allow
> > people who AREN'T members of constituencies to have a voice?
> >
> > Please, people. Let's try to proceed with an eye towards fairness.
> > Rush this, and it'll end up botched. There is no need for a rush,
> > other than the timetable that the NC has seen fit to impose on us.
> >
> > We're a seperate body, a seperate entity from the NC, and we do NOT have
> > to adhere to their demands. Quite the contrary, they should act at
> > OUR behest. They are there to serve as elected representatives of
> > those qualified to be members of constituencies, and to act on the
> > will of the majority of the DNSO membership. That is the GA.
> >
> > --
> > Mark C. Langston LATEST: ICANN refuses Let your voice be heard:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] to consider application for http://www.idno.org
> > Systems Admin Constituency status from organized http://www.icann.org
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> >
>
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> Dr. Alejandro Pisanty,
> Director General de Servicios de Computo Academico
> (Director, Computing Academic Services)
> Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
> Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City DF MEXICO
>
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