Re[2]: [ga] GA position on Verisign contract

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Sandy,

Sunday, March 25, 2001, 9:28:22 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:

> "William X. Walsh" wrote:

>> > Thanks, William. But, actually, not very many people voted, did they? ...
>> 
>> No, the failure to vote means that they have consented to not being
>> taken into account, ...

> Nonsense.

Back this up, then Sandy.  How should non-participation be considered
when deciding what consensus of the GA is?


>> It's a tactic agreement with whatever the result is, since by not
>> participating they have voluntarily given up their right to object to
>> it being the consensus.

> Not voting gives up the right to vote on that issue, nothing more.

And it also means that the declaration of consensus cannot be
invalidated because they want to come along later and declare an
objection once the issue has been sent on.

So please, explain your point.

>> One cannot claim that because people were silent that the consensus is
>> invalid.

> No, but conversely there is no reason to imagine that a vote indicates
> a valid consensus, short of a unanimous vote of all players.

A valid consensus can ONLY be determined based on those that
PARTICIPATE.

So please, again, explain yourself here.


-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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