Re: [wg-review] co-chair election system

[Eric Dierker <ERIC@HI-TEK.COM>]

Is there general agreement that the users should have the largest say on the
governance of the internet?

Chris McElroy wrote:

> No that is only to be in the IDNH. As stated before, Individual users should
> have even more say in how things are decided through the ICANN than any
> other constituency, including the IDNH, in my opinion. I still believe that
> since anyone can be part of the @Large or Individual's constituency, we
> should total the votes or number of board members of all the constituencies
> and then give the Individuals one more vote than the total, giving the users
> of the Internet the overriding opinion on every issue. Basically the
> constituencies would make their statements through there vote, then have it
> presented to the public to see if they agree. If they don't then it isn't
> carried.
>
> Simply adding the IDNH in no way balances the system. We can cancel out the
> TM vote, but those in the business constituency, which really run the TM
> vote as well still have a trump vote over the IDNH. The deck is already
> stacked and us getting one extra card isn't going to make enough of a
> difference. It is a good start, but if the @Large or the public let's say,
> have the final say. The constituencies would simply vote to present a
> proposal to the public. We aren't likely to get ANY agreement on this out of
> the BoD or other constituencies. (Except possibly from Karl).
>
> But that doesn't mean that we can't try.
>
> "Just because no one has made this race worth
>  while, doesn't give you permission to stop running."
>
> Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bret Busby" <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>
> To: "DPF" <david@farrar.com>
> Cc: <wg-review@dnso.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [wg-review] co-chair election system
>
> > DPF wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 09 Jan 2001 22:30:21 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> > >
> > > >DPF wrote:
> >
> >
> > > >But, then, as it appears that universal suffrage does not exist on this
> > > >list, and, as I am not one of the elite, it appears that my opinion
> does
> > > >not count, anyway, so, I suppose, in the absence of democracy, it does
> > > >not really matter.
> > >
> > > What are you talking about Bret?  Every member of this list does
> > > indeed have a vote so what elite are you referring to?
> > >
> >
> > I previously received a message, from the list, that made it quite
> > clear, that eligibility required being a domain name owner, which I am
> > not. That did not refer to constituencies, but to the list itself.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bret Busby
> >
> > Armadale, West Australia
> >
> > ......................................
> > "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the
> > answer means."
> >  - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> >  - Douglas Adams, 1988
> > ......................................
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