[governance] Reconstituting MAG - the missing section

[McTim]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> Here's a last attempt at a set of words for the missing section. At this late stage, rather than commenting generally, as people either suggest amendments, or express agreement or disagreement? Text follows..

here is my amendment:

>  The rules for membership of the MAG, including in terms of representation of different stakeholders, should be clearly established, and made open along with due justifications. Full civil society representation is necessary to ensure legitimacy for this new experiment in global governance.
>
<2nd para cut>
>
>  We also agree that the organizations having an important role in Internet administration and the development of Internet-related technical standards should continue to be represented in the MAG. However, their representation should not be at the expense of broader civil society participation.

My rationale is that in the 2nd para, we say "only 3 SH's please", but
in the 3rd we'd be saying "let those others in too".

When what we really want to say is "more of us, less of them (gov't reps)"

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
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