[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN endorses controversial ALSC electionsreport, creates new r estructuring committee

[James Love]

There have to be some rich ironies here.   I believe Ghana recently has been
able to make elections work.  Jamie

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html

      Background: Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold
Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first
country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups
resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and the banning of
political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was
approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since 1981, won
presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented
from running for a third term in 2000. He was succeeded by John KUFUOR.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Chun Eung Hwi" <ehchun at peacenet.or.kr>
To: "Raul Echeberria" <raul at inia.org.uy>
Cc: "Chris Chiu" <CCHIU at aclu.org>; "NCC Discuss list (E-mail)"
<discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN endorses controversial ALSC
electionsreport, creates new r estructuring committee


> Dear members,
>
> Hi! Still, I am in Accra.
> Wake up!
> As I predicted in Public Forum report, no more election!
> Only some mechanism for individual's participation.
>
> "Whereas the Board is not persuaded that global elections are the only or
> the best means of achieving meaningful public representation or the
> informed participation of Internet users in the ICANN process; "
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Chun Eung Hwi
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Chun Eung Hwi
> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82) 2- 2062-1302
> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
> Seoul, 158-600, Korea       | eMail:   ehchun at peacenet.or.kr
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Raul Echeberria wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Chris Chiu wrote:
> >
> > > At its meetings in Ghana, the Board of the Internet Corporation for
Assigned
> > > Names and Numbers adopted a resolution stating that the organization
should
> > > have an electoral structure "of the kind recommended in the ALSC
report."
> >
> > Dear Chris:
> >
> > I left Accra before de Board meeting, then my views could be wrong, but
I
> > understand that the Board didn't endorse "an electoral structure of the
> > kind recommended in the ALSC report"
> >
> > The two references to the election in the Board resolution are:
> >
> > 1) in the ninth Whereas, when says "the general public interest must be
> > represented in the ICANN policymaking process and on its board"
> >
> > 2) in the last two whereas, saying that Global Elections are not
> > recommendables;
> >
> > In the Resolved [02.16] where mention "..of the kind recommended in the
> > ALSC report" isin relation with "..mechanism of meaningful, informed
> > participation by Internet users..." is not about the electoral
structures.
> >
> >
> > The problem now is not 6-9. The problem is bigger.
> >
> > Raul
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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