[governance] Reinstate the Vote

[Dan Krimm]

Yeah, the issue here is how public input is structured to *formally* affect
the policy-making processes within ICANN, once collected at the front door.

If there is no formal/structural "inner connection" that the public can
rely upon, then no matter what Kieren does it is all for surface show, and
in effect it becomes no more than a distraction of effort and resources.
It's like an engine running in neutral without the gears engaged.  In the
end just a waste of fuel and a way to wear down the engine parts.

When ICANN's bylaws contain an *explicit and detailed* description of how
public input is to be used *formally* to influence policy-making at ICANN,
then we can *begin* to talk about public voice at ICANN in the context of
political governance.

At this point in time, I don't believe that ICANN's processes for public
input would satisfy the relevant requirements of the Administrative
Procedures Act that applies to US federal agencies.  That would seem to be
a minimum standard as an informal benchmark, if not a formal legal
requirement at the moment since ICANN is not a federal agency per se.

So, I agree:  Re-establishing public voting for policy-makers at ICANN
would be one way to engage some gears.  APA-like requirements to
formally/explicitly incorporate public input into the bowels of
policy-making processes would be another.  The more the merrier.

Dan

PS -- Then, apply transparency-in-money tools along the lines of
maplight.org to shine the sunlight on the political influences of those
involved.  Let's use this Internet for the disinfecting properties it
ultimately can have.



At 7:48 AM -0800 11/20/07, yehudakatz at mailinator.com wrote:
>Thank you Milton,
>
>I'll take it under advisement.
>I'm wanting the Icann's "General Manager of Public Participation" to walk me
>through the process of instiuting a program with Icann.
>
>Consensus taking is a fundamental property of 'botttom-up' participation.
>Voting is the very essence of "Public Participation". It's a requirement of
>democratic civil culture.
>
>If Icann is committed to, as the Chairman of the Board Mr. Peter Dengate
>Thrush
>stated in Rio:
>
>..." We're looking at an industry-led, self-regulated,
>bottom-up, transparent process for the coordination of the Internet
>resources."
>...
>
>Then a 'binding' Public Participation Voting mechanism is absolutely curcial.
>
>--
>
>> * Make comments in the US Government's February proceeding
>I just pick up a phone and call a Congressman on the DoC.
>
>-
>
>Kieren (GM), If you would please...
>just walk us through it as an exercise.
>Its important for people to hear,
>How it is done? (via Icann)
>
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