Re: [ga] WLS Suggestion

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Karl,

The WLS Task Force Report pretty much said this:

"We already know that the Board is going to reject the consensus view of the 
community, again, so when that happens we would like you to at least consider 
the following..."

Council members have come to the realization that the mentality of "What's 
good for General Motors is good for America" has been adopted by the Board in 
the form of "What's good for VeriSign is good for ICANN".  As such, they 
cushion each recommendation with alternatives knowing that the Board will 
overturn their recommendations anyway.

When the broader community concludes that it no longer matters what they 
collectively think, because the Board will disregard such consensus anyway 
and do whatever it damn well pleases, then there is no longer any incentive 
to remain a participant.  Why bother?  No matter what we conclude, the Board 
will override the recommendation without even the decency of remanding it for 
further consideration.  

It doesn't matter that the entire community endorsed a Supporting 
Organization for the At-large... the Board doesn't want it, so community 
consensus gets thrown out the window without even an explanation as to why 
the concept is off the table.   It doesn't matter that everyone opposed the 
VeriSign contract renegotiations, the Board "knows best".  

This is what's wrong with the current Reform.  Too much power is being vested 
in a Board that is no longer responsive to community consensus, and all 
reasonable checks-and-balances on the authority of this Board-run-amok are 
being eliminated.  

You have a difficult decision ahead of you, but remember this... we respect 
the fact that you took the time to raise your questions on the GA list.  Too 
bad for us that your fellow Board members won't do the same.
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