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

[Bret Busby <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>]

Kent Crispin wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 12:07:25PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> >
> > >From the above, then, is my understanding correct, that you also believe
> > that all citizens should get equal say, and, thus, that ownership of
> > property (in this instance, domain names, trademarks, etc), should not
> > be a criterion for suffrage?
> 
> Yes.  However, I also believe quite strongly that citizenship and
> suffrage are *completely* inappropriate concepts to use relative to
> ICANN.  One is a citizen of a state; ICANN is not a state, and it
> is not a government.
> 

citizen - 3 US a civilian <square box character thing> citizen of the
world - a person who is at home anywhere

suffrage - 1 a the right of voting in political elections (full adult
suffrage). b a view expressed by voting; a vote (gave their suffrages
for and aginst). c opinion in support of a proposal, etc.

- Concise Oxford Dictionary

Yes, I believe that my use of those terms, given the meanings as listed,
from the Concise Oxford Dictionary, is appropriate in this context.

If an Internet community exists, then, a member of the Internet
community, is an Internet citizen (netizen, to yuppies), and, for that
person to have a say in the running of the Internet, to be able to be
heard, by expressing opinions, and, voting, then, that is suffrage. Just
ask the people who get voted out - we have suffrage, they have the
sufferring of losing their positions.

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Bret Busby

Armadale, West Australia

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