Re: [ga] Particular People - Jonathan Wienberg's attack on the Chair.

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

Jonathan and all assembly members,

  I recognize that when Danny was a candidate along with yourself
and others that you withdrew from the chair election at that time
under some duress.  That was indeed unfortunate, I thought
you should have stayed in the race.  Now it seems from the
tone of your remarks below that you bare some malice against
Danny Younger for his position rather than attacking the
position itself alone.  I find this to be somewhat disingenuous
and unduly hurtful to the GA members, and cannot allow it
to go unmentioned, as well as I cannot condone such a
personal and IMHO snide attack on the Chair.  Please
re-think you comments below and apologize to Danny,
and all of the assembly members after doing so publicly.

Thank you in advance for you consideration and cooperation.

Jonathan Weinberg wrote:

>          As Alexander has pointed out, the issue here is not whether
> Thomas, or Eric, or Jeff can participate in ICANN processes; it is whether
> they can participate in this task force **as representatives of the
> GA**.  Alexander argues that the GA membership should get to decide who our
> representatives will be.  You are arguing that we should not get to make
> that decision.  While you have opposed NC actions that "disenfranchise[]
> our membership," you are disenfranchising the membership here.  Further,
> you are doing so in the face of clear and widespread opposition to your
> position among the GA membership, and *no* expressions of support for that
> position other than that of Jeff Williams.  That ill behooves a chair whose
> function is to articulate and implement GA consensus.
>
> Jon
>
> At 11:26 AM 12/14/2001 -0500, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> >Alexander Svensson, in citing the approach advocated by Jonathan Weinberg,
> >argues that this option gives a  majority of the GA the ability to say that
> >it doesn't want "particular people" representing it.
> >
> >For more than the last six months the Names Council has made it clear that
> >they do not want "particular people" (the GA) to participate in open working
> >groups.  They believe that they have the right to decide as a majority that
> >they can discriminate against the membership of this Assembly and to take
> >procedural steps to limit the participation of those undesirables that would
> >otherwise be free to openly participate in the work of the DNSO.   I have
> >steadfastly argued that such an approach disenfranchises our membership and
> >contravenes the spirit of our Bylaws.
> >
> >Our Bylaws require that we shall operate consistent with procedures designed
> >to ensure fairness.  Denying "particular people" their right to fully
> >participate in the ICANN process is contrary to our founding principles.
> >
> >Accordingly, I will not support the approach advocated by Alex Svensson.
> >
> >In the history of our planet we have noted many attempts to deny a voice to
> >"particular people":  women, blacks, homosexuals (most of whom, as activists,
> >were viewed by the majority as kooks, trouble-makers or ranting lunatics).
> >Within democratic institutions, the majority has long believed that it has a
> >right to discriminate against the minority -- but ICANN, as we know, is not a
> >democratic institution, it is a consensus-based organization in which every
> >voice, no matter how shrill or annoying, is guaranteed the opportunity to
> >fair participate.
> >
> >Three members of our Assembly have come forward expressing an interest in
> >doing a job that nobody else was willing to do.  I do not wish to deny them
> >that opportunity just because a majority that was unwilling to do that job
> >thinks that it has a right to discriminate against them.
> >
> >I extend to the Assembly the opportunity to discuss and debate this matter
> >further.  I will notify the Secretariat of a final decision on Monday.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Regards,

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