Mike Roberts wrote:
>
> What's the gripe, Michael?
The gripes, Mr. Roberts, are legion, starting with your
presence in the NewCo . However, in the present
context the gripes are that you have abrogated your commitment to
the Internet community and to the U.S. Government to have nine
At-large directors on a Board of eighteen, by reducing them to five;
and this:
"The Corporation shall not have members
as defined in the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
Law ("CNPBCL"), notwithstanding the use of the term "Member" in
these
bylaws, in a selection plan adopted by Board resolution, or in any
other action of the Board. Instead, the Corporation shall allow
individuals (described in these bylaws as "Members") to participate
in the activities of the Corporation as described in this Article II
and in a selection plan adopted by Board resolution, and only to the
extent set forth in this Article II and in a selection plan adopted
Board resolution."
> Has the word "constituency"... suddenly become politically incorrect?
The acceptance of ICANN as the NewCo called forth by the White paper
was predicated - first and foremost, and as a result of demands made
by the BWG, ORSC, and all other competing proposals - upon the
incorporation of a membership to which the officers and the board
would be accountable. You clearly do not want such a membership, and
have now, by changing the bylaws, found ways of keeping the At-large
membership from fulfilling that function. Calling it a
"constituency" reveals your manner of thinking, your derision of the
community, and your satisfaction with the tricks you have employed
to get your way.
> And if, in your judgment, the actions of the Board over the past 18
> months have not been faithful to this guidance, give us some
> constructive suggestions on how we might do a better job of
> implementing it.
Here is my suggestion: demission from the Board of ICANN, you and
the others who were unelected, who were put there by Sims, Cochetti,
and Cerf, and who are unwanted by the millions who use the Internet
for purposes other than controlling the economy and people's minds.
Then we can have a NewCo governed by people like Karl Auerbach, Nii
Quaynor, and Peter Dengate-Thrush (the DNSO General Assembly
nominees for the Board), we will be able to enact bylaws and
regulatory mechanisms that will be an extension of Internet freedom
and democracy instead of the power-mongering by special interests
that you have ushered in, and the NewCo might serve the needs of the
world's peoples rather than the profits of a few.
Michael Sondow
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