Violation of ICANN Bylaws (was Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] FYI)

[Milton Mueller]

Mr. Semich:

"Participation" is not the same thing as "voting."
If the ICANN bylaws wanted to prevent us from
preventing organizations from "voting" due to 
their membership in another constituency, then
they would have said "voting" and not "participating."

Organizations that cannot vote are free to participate.
Indeed, they are freer to participate in our affairs than
in any other constituency.

--MM

>>> J. William Semich <bill at mail.nic.nu> 11/26/01 10:30AM >>>

"Section 3. THE CONSTITUENCIES
(a) Each Constituency shall self-organize, and shall determine its own 
criteria for participation, except that no individual or entity shall be 
excluded from participation in a Constituency merely because of 
participation in another Constituency ... "

By excluding someone from the right to vote, Dany is blocking 
"participation" in this Constituency.