[governance] ITU vs. ICANN

[Karl Auerbach]

On 10/12/2010 10:50 AM, McTim wrote:

> If you are really wary of this, then you should be a strong proponent
> of a CS body counterbalancing the weight of a GAC, no?

"counterbalancing"?

That seems weak.

Why not "dominating"?

It seems to me that if one actually believes that governments are merely 
expressions of human sovereignty, that authority derives from the 
consent of the governed, then it would follow that in matters of 
internet governance that corporate and governmental voices should fall 
before the weight of the collective opinion of the community of people 
affected by the internet.

Sure, this may be considered unobtainable fantasy by some, but if we 
don't aim at something worth having, they why should we even bother with 
the effort?

	--karl--
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