[ga-full] Re: [IFWP] DNRC on ICANN Elections Study

["!Dr. Joe Baptista" <baptista@pccf.net>]

The Center for Democracy and Technology and Common Cause recently issued
the following press release forwarded by Mr. Fenello, which quoted the
following,

> DOMAIN NAME PUBLIC INTEREST GROUP RELEASES STATEMENT ON 3/3/00 REPORT BY 
> CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY AND COMMON CAUSE ON PROPOSED ICANN 
> GENERAL ELECTION PROCESS
> Date: 3/6/00

snip excess ..

> 1) The existing General Assembly of the Domain Name Supporting 
> Organization, ICANN's first experiment in democracy, has so far utterly 
> failed.  ICANN has limited the general assembly to a mere public mailing 
> list, with no power to select officers, no means to propose policy, and 
> mechanism for the public to address the vital policy issues decided in the 
> DNSO. ICANN has further muzzled public participation by imposing an 
> arbitrary censorship scheme, allowing the list moderator to expel a member 
> from the General Assembly with no right of appeal.  ICANN must show that it 
> trusts democracy by empowering the General Assembly, otherwise its 
> experiment in "cyber-democracy" in the general membership will continue to 
> be regarded with skepticism.

I accept full responsibility for this portion of the finding.  Indeed the
GA and the DNSO is a mess and it was a pleasure exposing the fools
there.  Indeed the NC has a big black eye and Harald, Roberto, and
Elizabeth are the parties responsible for the failure and shame.

It's easy to run an accountable organization but much harder to run a
circus of fools like ICANN.

regards
Joe Baptista 

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