[governance] Your support for a petition

[parminder]

Milton/ Norbert

Excuse my ignorance about complicated ICANN issues. I am still only 
trying to understand the issue but...

Do you think an objection that needs to be supported by *a full 
consensus in the GAC* is really 'putting GAC in charge of domain name 
policy.How easy is it to get a consensus among all governments. In fact 
pursuant to any such consensus it is at present 'legal' to militarily 
raid and takeover any country. But that really doesn't happen that 
often, right.

Moreover, how does it compare with the present practice where any 
adjudication regarding 'public interest' issues involved in domain name 
policy is done by a body of the International Chambers of Commerce. 
Interestingly, this body of ICC - the ICC International Centre of 
Expertise - on its website claims expertise in 'every conceivable 
subject relevant to business operations'. Business operations?? Public 
interest ?? Am I missing something here.

Furthermore, any vote of any country (say, the US)in the GAC on a public 
interest issue,  since its implication will also be produced within that 
country, should be able to be challenged in the national courts vis a 
vis its compliance to constitutional and subordinate law.

As you would have surmised, I am not too enamored of global political 
power being exercised by big business, and between that and legitimate 
political systems, will prefer to work with the latter, and seek reforms 
to them.

And, Milton, if a legitimate transnational political system has to be 
sought, placing big business in a central position is hardly the right 
way to go about it. It is best sought as an evolution from existing 
representative systems.

Parminder


On Friday 18 February 2011 01:13 PM, Norbert Klein wrote:
> On 02/17/2011 12:31 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>> I am seeking support for this online petition, which some of us will carry into the IGF Geneva consultation and then the Brussels ICANN meeting. It relates to the U.S. Commerce Department's efforts to put the GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) in charge of domain name policy.
>>
>> http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/nogacveto
>>
>> Please sign it if you agree! And redistribute the link widely if you can!
>>
> Already done.
>
>
> Norbert Klein
>
>

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PK

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