[ncdnhc-discuss] Emergency Resolution

[J. William Semich]

I support this but would suggest you replace the phrase "grave reservations 
as to" with "strong opposition to".

Bill Semich
IUS-N

At 04:53 PM 3/7/2002, Harold J. Feld wrote:
>I recognize that the time for resolutions for the Accra meeting has 
>closed, but the Stuart proposal warrants special concern.  I would 
>therefore propose the following emergency resolution for consideration in 
>Accra.
>
>WHEREAS the NCDNHC has recently again reaffirmed its support for the 
>original ICANN commitment to nine At Large directors elected by the 
>Internet community as a whole;
>
>The NCDNHC expresses grave reservations as to the plan proposed by ICANN 
>President Stuart Lynn on February 24, 2002.  This Plan would eliminate any 
>directly elected public representation.
>
>While NCDNHC recognizes the valuable role played by governments in 
>representing the interests of their citizens, the Internet community has 
>traditionally operated through bottom-up processes that develop consensus 
>directly from the community, rather than the traditional representation of 
>government.  ICANN should continue in this tradition. Accordingly, ICANN 
>should not substitute government representation for direct representation 
>elected by the user community.
>
>Harold Feld
>
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