Re: [ga] Behaviour and rights

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

Joanna and all assembly members,

Joanna Lane wrote:

> > Once again, we have the usual dilemma: shall we try to build
> > something, or
> > shall we cry our discontent the loudest possible?
> > I´m for the former. If the GA is for the latter, there are other
> > sandboxes
> > in town.
> >
> > Regards
> > Roberto
>
> Roberto,
> People have a right to speak.

  That's right.  Not only that they have a responsibility to speak out
to a certain degree IMHO.  Mambers of this assembly are
speaking out collectively in the direction a rebid vote
by this assembly.  That is a very constructive and productive
thing.

> The goal is not to replace ICANN per se, but
> to ask the people for whose benefit it exists to let their will be known, in
> much the same way that any government must subject itself to a vote of the
> people every 4 or so years in order to stay in power.

  I respectfully disagree to a degree with you here Joanna.  Indeed
Jamies rebid motion it about replacing ICANN in it's present form
and of it's present BOD and staff members in particular.  The Rebid
vote is about this ICANN BOD and staff's failure to provide for
real stakeholder/user active participation in the Policy making
for the Internet...  This Rebid vote is about many other problems
and issues that are too long to list in a single post...

> Nobody is saying that
> ICANN could not be re-elected to serve another term, but it has no automatic
> right to that extension, and by its own policies, admits a failure to
> deliver on its promises so far. Those whom ICANN has failed most are
> currently represented within the process by the GA, hence it has a right to
> hear about all the alternatives that may be available, not just those
> dictated by ICANN itself. For goodness sake, let the Vote proceed. The worst
> that can happen is that ICANN will have to run a re-election campaign and
> answer some tough questions. To do otherwise is to uphold the concept of a
> dictatorship.
>
> Regards,
> Joanna
>
> --

Regards,
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