[ncdnhc-discuss] Emergency Resolution

[Barbara Simons]

I support Harold's original proposal together with the
modification suggested by Bill.
Barbara Simons
ACM

"J. William Semich" wrote:

> 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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