Re: [ga] Message from the Chair

[James Touton <jim.touton@netzero.net>]

Patrick and all DNSO'ers,

  I find myself in agreement with you here Patrick.  Roberto's suggestion
seems to be absolutely absurd indeed!   I will also say that as of today
I am seeing a pattern here of absuredness in Roberto's positions and
pronouncements.  Just a personal opinion.

Patrick Greenwell wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>
> > The rules I support state that the GA-list is not a decision-making
> > body.
> > Whether the GA should or not be a decision-making body is currently
> > under debate. I have the impression that under the current Bylaws very
> > little decisional power is given to the GA: this is not my position, and
> >  if there is a consensus in the GA that we should be a decision-making
> > body, the issue has to be brought forward and the scope of the decision
> > of each DNSO body (NC, Constituencies, WGs, GA, ...)
>
> This is the fundamental problem: those that already have an established
> power-base via their "constituency", have no interest in seeing
> that base eroded by allowing individuals meaningful decision-making
> authority are deciding if individuals should be allowed such authority.
>
> It's absurd in the extreme.
>
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James Touton
Legal and Policy Advisory Council,
INEGRoup (Stakeholder)

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