Re: [wg-review] Clarifications requested from BoD, Staff, NC, TC,Chair prior to co-Chair elections

[Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

1/15/01 1:27:25 AM, Bret Busby <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au> wrote:

>If an individual is a member of the Individual Constituency, and, the
>Business Constituency (I trust that is what BC represents in this
>context), then an individual business owner has twice the rights of any
>other individual.

You don't honestly believe that those 65 Members of the BC represent your individual interests do you?  

>"All animals are equal, and, some animals are more equal than others"...

Fine, let's get rid of the entire existing constituency system.  I don't have a problem with that either.  It's pretty clear that the current BC and TM C's are in 
cahoots... and who knows who else?

Perhaps all nations could submit representations in five categories: (1) ccTLD registry/technical  (2) individuals/sole proprietors (3) corporate  (4) 
education/non-profit (5) government?  How many countries at last count?  All told, with a single representative in each category, it will probably run some 
1500?? or so (very rough estimate, would appreciate exact figure...).  From within each of the resulting 5 global constituencies, an equal number of 
representatives will send an equal number of Chairs to Council/Board.  Does it ultimately come down to 5 equal votes at the top? or more?  

Whatever the case, full accountability and responsibility at all levels must be ensured in the Constitution and Laws of any new Organization intended to 
replace the existing framework.

As for the problem of dual membership in an Individual and BC, well... I suppose that if the governments are (after all) going to be involved, we could base 
constituency membership on passport or credit card #'s or something uniquely identifying each individual citizen-voter of a given nation (or an Individual 
IP option?).  I think that stiff penalties should be levied in the event of infraction of single-constituency membership stipulations which should be included 
in all constituency Charters.   I think this is feasible, as most nations already have an existing census/election/poll infrastructure to one degree or another.  
In Canada, there is Elections Canada etc..  

Now, before anybody jumps all over this, I am aware that some countries are pretty corrupt or undeveloped, and  I have no immediate solution to the 
problem of "buying" of a national constituency seat from one of the less regulated or developed economies/public bodies.  But, perhaps some of the 
others have ideas to suggest?  

(Please keep in mind that these ideas are just soundings for discussion, I'm not overly attached to any of them.  And if, as some suggest, the existing 
infrastructure is beyond any redemption, then we must be considering such angles AND INDIVIDUALS MUST GET ORGANIZED).


Sotiris Sotiropoulos
          "Individual Canadian Internet User"


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