[governance] ICANN/USG Affirmation of Commitments

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Roland and all,

  Yes they can, but unfortunately often do not.  Ergo
one of many reasons why Paul's comments ring so indellably
true.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Roland Perry <roland at internetpolicyagency.com>
>Sent: Oct 2, 2009 1:44 PM
>To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>Subject: Re: [governance] ICANN/USG Affirmation of Commitments
>
>In message 
><76f819dd0910021037o36cd6b7aj9c8d7454ca116cc2 at mail.gmail.com>, at 
>13:37:38 on Fri, 2 Oct 2009, Paul Lehto <lehto.paul at gmail.com> writes
>>Although nonprofits are definitely much more public-interest minded, at 
>>the end of the day no nonprofit can legitimately claim to represent the 
>>PUBLIC INTEREST -- only democratically elected politicians can do that, 
>>and only if they are behaving correctly as well.
>
>So you don't think any charities can possibly act in the public 
>interest?
>-- 
>Roland Perry
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Regards,

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