Re: [ga] "to represent the unrepresented"

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

Erica and all assembly members,

erica wrote:

> While a lot of useful discussion has been held on the need for some sort of
> individuals constituency, in order for the NC to be able to go beyond some
> vague form of 'in principle support', it would be helpful for the GA to
> develop a concrete proposal which deals with the key issues which have
> recently been under discussion on this list:
> Constituency Name;
> Constituency Objective (mission)

  Any constituency's Mission(s) may change from time to time and event
to event or issue to issue.  Any real constituency may have multiple missions
as well.

>
> Membership (who is -and is not- eligible);

  For and individual constituency, ANYONE would be eligible...

>
> Funding and organisation.

  Organization may be varied and could change from time to time, naturally.
Funding is up to the Constituency members.

>
>
> I think we need to develop a document which sets out the skeleton for a new
> constituency and around which consensus can be built.

  I disagree with respect to a Individuals Constituency.  I also see this as
being a vehicle for divisiveness that is both unproductive and unnecessary.
An Individuals Constituency a in line with the ICANN Bylaws should
be self declared and self forming...

>
>
> erica
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joop Teernstra" <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
> To: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:54 PM
> Subject: [ga] "to represent the unrepresented"
>
> > Some of you may get this twice, but I did not get this posting back from
> > the list after 24 hours, so I post again.
> >
> > At 09:38 6/08/01 +0200, Philip Sheppard wrote:
> >
> > >Please send me one document based on previous GA discussion which
> outlines
> > >the rationale for an Individuals constituency together with information
> on
> > >the level of support and dissent for the proposal. On receipt I will
> table
> > >this for discussion with the task force.
> >
> > The rationale for the Constituency was presented to the GA in Santiago in
> > the form of a presentation.
> >
> > I will list the catchphrases, which made up the core of the presentation,
> > for the Chair's benefit.
> >
> > Rationale for  the Individuals' Constituency:  To represent the
> unrepresented.
> > Domain Name Regulation is proposed without the voting participation of the
> > regulated.
> >
> > We are needed in the DNDSO to provide balance.
> > The Internet *is* about Individuals.
> > The current DNSO, without the (already then) proposed Individual Domain
> > Name Holders' Constituency, is the result of the Singapore compromise to
> > accommodate the IP lobby. This was wrong.
> >
> > Individual Domain Name Holders are stakeholders: they have a personal
> stake.
> > They make up a large percentage of the total Registrants.
> >
> > Our participation in the GA and the workgroups is useless, if we do not
> > have a representative to vote for us on the Names Council.
> >
> > The level of support and opposion to an Individuals' Constituency is best
> > illustrated by the Yokohama GA vote on the issue: 65 (corrected) FOR and 3
> > AGAINST.
> >
> >
> >
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Regards,
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