Roberto and all,
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> Kent Crispin wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 08:59:24PM -0700, Mark C. Langston wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > ...had better be Karl Auerbach. With 40+ supporters, he
> > has twice the
> > > support of any other regional candidate.
> >
> > Sorry, that doesn't follow. All it indicates is that people who
> > support Karl took Roberto's idea to mind, and that most of the rest
> > didn't. According to the *actual* rules of the game, 10 supporting
> > messages were all that were required, and after that there is no need
> > to send in any more. So therefore, if your favorite candidate has
> > already got more than 10, no need for you to act...
> >
>
> Thank you for giving me credit for the idea, but I think it is not deserved.
> Several people were thinking that the GA (i.e. the "ordinary people", that
> are not part of any constituency - yet) should have a more active role in
> the DNSO (maybe you too?).
>
> > > For The NC to ignore this would be a travesty.
> >
> > No, it is *absolutely necessary* for them to ignore it. If they did
> > not, it would penalize those who took the rules at face value. (And
> > I *know* what a stickler you are for following the rules.)
> >
>
> I disagree that "it is *absolutely necessary* for them to ignore it".
> They are not obliged to listen, but they are also not obliged not to listen.
A more ambiguous statement I have not seen in awhile. They
are "Obligated" to listen. If they fail to do so, than the ICANN
and the DNSO are not legitimate and will likely never be so.
>
>
> The problem is a political one, and involves the role of the GA, and the
> relationship with the Council.
Agreed.
>
> The tendency at this point in time is give all power to the Council, and
> delegate the GA to the role of powerless spectator: this is something that
> the GA will not swallow easily, and therefore the problem is to which extent
> the Council will go on its way without taking into account the POV of the
> "general membership".
If the GA is not the base of the power in the DNSO than the DNSO is
in violation of the White Paper and the MoU. As such the "Bottom-up"
structure requirement outlined in the White Paper will not have been
met, and as such makes the process terminally flawed.
>
>
> The answer in 48 hours: there are two candidates that have wide popular
> support, Karl Auerbach and Nii Quaynor. Both push, in different ways, for a
> definite role of the GA in the DNSO. Will the Council reaffirm its authority
> or will it make a conciliatory move? I bet on the former, but cannot avoid
> to say loud and clear that the latter will be a wiser move in the long run.
The only reason there are only two candidates that have this broad
of amount of support is that the election process was gerrymanded
and as such many others that wanted to participate were denied
that opportunity. Yet again demonstrating that the process is
fraudulent in essence.
>
>
> BTW, up to naw Nii is the only candidate representing a region not yet
> represented on the Board. ASO is likely to elect one each form ARIN, APNIC,
> RIPE-NCC, while PSO is likely to be an internal affair of technologically
> advanced countries. Ergo, the only chance for Africa to be represented
> before the establishment of an at-large Membership (which may take forever)
> is to elect Nii.
>
> But Nii is one of the people that have popular support from the GA, and that
> think that the GA has a role in the DNSO. Will the Name Council push its
> power struggle to the point that it will have to carry the responsibility
> (and the shame) of barring the entry to the BoD to the only African
> candidate?
I don't see any NEED for an African BoD member per se, although
it would be better if there was one.
>
>
> The answer in less than 48 hours.
>
> Regards
> Roberto
Regards,
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