[bestbits] Respond to resolution to enhance the ITU's role in Internet governance

[Steve Anderson]

WCIT Chairman Al Ghanim recently declared that the ITRs would include a
Resolution to enhance the ITU's role in Internet governance not by a vote
or by true consensus, but by informally asking about the "temperature in
the room" regarding the Resolution. After estimating the "feel of the
room", which included some countries in opposition, the Chairman declared
that a majority favored the measure, and thus the Resolution was adopted.
The session quickly adjourned before some countries could even determine
whether an official decision had been made. This was not a legitimate
decision-making process by ITU standards.

Please urge countries that oppose the resolution to take a stand at the
start of tomorrow’s first plenary session and demand that the issue be
re-opened for an official vote that can be documented and recorded for
public review.

We have put up a new action in our tool where organizations and citizens
can send a meessage to their delegates here:
http://www.protectinternetfreedom.net/stand

Please share it far and wide.
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*Steve Anderson*
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