RE: [ga] About GA membership again......

["Roeland M. J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Alf
> Hansen
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 6:30 AM

> I represent a ccTLD and I am a part of the ccTLD
> Constituency. Can somebody
> please explain why individuals (not connected to any
> organization in a DNSO
> constituency) should be represented with voting rights in DNSO GA?
>
> (I may step into a can-of-worms her, but I just want to hear
> the arguments,
> and perhaps be convinced to change my mind....)

This is April Fool's day and you are joking ... right?

read carefully -->

DNSO is about domain names
domain owners have a vested interest in domain names
Indviduals can own domain names
therefore individuals have a vested interest in domain names.

here's yet another one for you (a bit more complex, but I think you can
handle it)-->

representation includes recognition/voting power, in any organization
ICANN/DNSO constituencies are the ONLY method of representation within
ICANN/DNSO
the DNSO/GA has no voting power, therefore it is not a constituency
there are no constituencies, that include individuals
therefore individuals have no representation

<opinion>
I have simplified a few steps, please let me know where I have lost you. The
value-judgement that I apply to this is, that it is substantively and
fundimentally wrong!
It is right on up there with "taxation without representation".
</opinion>


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