Re: [ga] Small Business Constituency needed

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Danny and all assembly members,

  Thank you Danny for reminding all of us here in the GA again
regarding the treatment of the small business interests by the BC
and ICANN in general...  The BC's history, and as you point
out clearly and accurately, their charter is not conducive or
beneficial to small business interests within the BC.  Eric Menge
on the phone on two separate occasions was quite clear with
me on this issue some time ago now, as well as the SBA's
disenchantment with ICANN overall...

  Basically our members see the BC's charter as a "Loyalty Oath"
that is particularly egregious to many of our small business members.
Hence to my knowledge, none have applied to be members of the
BC...

  So in conclusion, I support your interest in a small business
constituency and I hope that the SBA will also.  I shall put
the matter before our board and to our members for their
feedback and comment tomorrow...

DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:

> Bret,
>
> As you might know, I twice submitted my application in person for membership
> to the BC and had my firm babybows.com listed as a member on the website for
> quite a period of time.  The Secretariat never forwarded an invoice (after
> numerous requests) and ultimately removed my company name from the membership
> list without notification.  In response to my complaint, I was advised by the
> Secretariat that I would need to reapply and to have my membership reexamined
> by the credentials committee.  This is not what I would describe as
> "preferential" treatment.
>
> Another small business, run by Bruce James, questioned the fact that the BC
> was in violation of its own Charter and challenged their election practices.
> In response to his actions, the BC modified their Charter not to correct the
> problem (two representatives of the TELCOs were standing for election to the
> Council in violation of charter sectoral diversity requirements), but rather
> to crush the voice of the small business community dissidents -- the charter
> now contains new language:
>
> "At the request of at-least two paid-up members and following a thorough
> review by the Officers and the Credentials Committee, a member, who over a
> sustained period of time acts in conflict to this Charter, or who engages in
> acts which appear to be inappropriate for the stability, functionality or
> bona fide reputation of the Constituency, or who is or threatens to be a
> vexatious litigant, may have its membership terminated at the discretion of
> the Officers and the Credentials Committee.
>
> How often have we heard the mantra that the BC will engage in "outreach"?  Do
> you honestly believe that the BC will do anything to bring in the small
> business folks?  On what basis are you making that claim?  It certainly can't
> be based on past practice.  Ask Jefsey Morphin what he thinks about BC
> attitudes toward small business...
>
> A new constituency wherein small business is not routinely outvoted by large
> corporate interests is a much better concept that pretending that the BC will
> ever do anything to aggregate the small business community.
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