Re: [ga] Motion asking for GA poll on rebid of ICANN contract

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

Jamie and all assembly members,

  Jamie, I don't think a poll is a valid way of expressing the consensus
of the GA members.  A proper ballot on your motion is.

  I and several other GA members have ask for ballots on
motions/resolutions before sense Thomas became Chair.
He refused to ask the secretariat for a ballot all three times.
They are as follows:
1.  The WLS issue.
2. Privacy concerns with WHOIS
3. Domain Name Transfer issue.

  So as I have said publicly, Thomas seems to be a hindrance
to formulating consensus in the GA on any issue that would
possibly require a ballot to be issued so the GA members can
legitimately express their view in order to determine consensus
that is measurable.

James Love wrote:

> Thomas, I am asking for a vote, a poll of whatever you want to call it.
> And if you are not going to permit such a vote, just say so.  I think we all
> know what this is about, and people can vote however they like.  It will
> have zero legal effect, but it will be informative.  It will give the GA
> members a voice.   I don't care what your personal views are on the merits
> of the proposal I would like voted on. You can vote for or against it.  But
> I would like a vote.  If you have all of the authority to allow this or not
> allow it, then make whatever decision you like.  I was disappointed that
> earlier you did not allow a vote on the non-confidence in the board motion.
> What votes have you ever allowed?
>
> Jamie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Roessler" <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
> To: "William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>
> Cc: "James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>; "Joanna Lane" <jo-uk@rcn.com>;
> "General assembly list" <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Motion asking for GA poll on rebid of ICANN contract
>
> > On 2002-05-02 11:34:23 -0700, William S. Lovell wrote:
> >
> > >James Love is seeking, in his words, "to establish how the GA
> > >members feel about the issue," which is precisely the kind of
> > >query that simple polls are designed to answer, and they need no
> > >formal sequence of steps to get established.
> >
> > James Love, more recently, also wrote this:
> >
> > >I am asking for a vote.  We can address what is on the ballot if
> > >we can agree that there will be a vote.
> >
> > That doesn't sound like a request for a simple _poll_ to me.
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Roessler                          http://log.does-not-exist.org/
> >
> >
>
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Regards,
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