In practical terms, I don't think a "global" vote makes sense. A vote of
people worldwide, yes, but only of interested parties who know what they are
voting about. yes, I know, who decides? maybe we should have a global vote
on that! (just kidding!) it should organize bottom-up, Better yet where
possible are global markets, where people get to choose for themselves
without imposing their choices on others.
esther
At 09:50 am 11/30/1999 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
>Esther wrote:
>
> >>It is not governing
>> >the world, and god forbid *anything* should be put to a global vote.
>
>Esther,
>
>I do not want to read or understand this statement out of context, as I
>think I understand what you were thinking of when you wrote that (world
>government is abhorrent, whether democratic or not) but since I have been
>striving very hard in the last few years to make putting things to a global
>vote a possiblity (for special interest organizations), may I invite you to
>modify that statement?
>
>How about the global vote for ICANN AL-members?
>How about a global vote electing representatives or spokesmen for
>stakeholders of very special interests, such as Domain Name Owners?
>How about a global vote ratifying the bylaws/rules of an organization such
>as the Cyberspace Association or --perish the thought<g> -- ICANN?
>
>
>--joop teernstra, IDNO bootstrap
>
>--Make good use of any voting rights and opportunities--
>http://www.democracy.org.nz/vote1/
>
>
>
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