[governance] "Oversight"

[parminder]

On Thursday 14 June 2012 10:07 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
> The third problem is; I think every technical body needs some kind of 
> political oversight at a higher level. (I think Milton agrees with 
> this, although he thinks that the US law is the best form of political 
> oversight).
>
> Inaccurate. I simply said that given the default we are in, the costs 
> and risks of moving it out seem to outweigh the alternatives,
>

I really dont find any real difference between what I said you say, and 
what you claim you say. Ok, lets say, you think US law is the best form 
of political oversight, given the present circumstances. Doesnt change 
much, every political judgement is as per to present circumstances. And 
for me, this statement is as problematic as the other one.

> especially when the alternative is international law which is if 
> anything less accessible to ordinary people and less effective at 
> enforcing accountability on routine matters.
>

You are saying US law is more accessible and offers better 
accountability than international law to non US people!!! What a 
high-handed claim to make! Are you sure you will like to seen saying 
that kind of a 'silly' thing (a term you use often :) ). May we just 
have the basic decency to ask non US people if this is what they think :).

parminder

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