Esther and all,
Argument in a circle here Esther. Nice try though, but no cigar. >;)
Esther Dyson wrote:
> 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/
> >
> >
> >
>
> Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes!
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