Re: [wg-review] 11. IDNH

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

Joop Teernstra wrote:
> 
> At 09:11 17/01/01 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> 
> >Thus, if my understanding of all of this is correct, the motions to
> >abolish the constituencies, are in fact, motions to abolish the Names
> >Council, and, to transfer its role, completely, to the General Assembly
> >(which apparently does not exist, from the ICANN orgainsational
> >structure chart).
> >
> >Can this please be confirmed, by someone who knows and understands the
> >situation?
> >
> 
> Abolishing the NC would make the DNSO unworkable.  An NC is needed to
> formulate policy for approval by the ICANN Board. The Board cannot do this
> without input from the stateholders.
> 
> What could perhaps be a realistic and stable solution is to create a
> bi-cameral NC.
> An "upper Chamber" , consisting of constituency (including an IDNHC)
> representatives and a "lower Chamber" elected directly by the GA.
> 
> Policy formulations would then have to pass both Chambers.
> Less opportunity for railroading too.
> 

I see a very great and very real problem with that.

I was raised in new Zealand, with a single house of parliament (and,
first past the post elections). Parliament got laws passed, and, the
government of the day, governed. Then, I came to australia, which has a
two house parliamentary system, in each of the top two levels of
government. The elected government governs only at the pleasure of the
upper house, ahich may not be controlled by the elected government, thus
leading to an elected government not being allowed to govern, and, as in
an infamous incident, being thrown out by the upper house.

A bi-cameral system, as proposed, would serve only the interests that
control the upper chamber, thus making the lower chamber redundant. The
constituencies could reject everything put up by the lower chmaber, and,
thus, the general assembly would have no say whatsoever.

As the two house parliamentary system has been so badly abused in
Australia, to the extent that the country has, on occasion, been
effectively governed by a single, senile, independent senator, who had
the balance of power in the senate, so also, could a bi-cameral system
be abused in this context.

Thus, I object to the proposed bi-cameral system

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Bret Busby

Armadale, West Australia

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