Re: [ga] Strong Arm Tactics

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On the other hand, Eric, he is probably wise to embrace that Machiavellian maxim: "Only fight the battles you believe from the outset you can win." If Michael wants a more open and responsive ICANN, he may consider that "actually getting re-elected" is the first major battle he must win. This may require him to see some things more than others, and say some things more than others, at least until after he has been returned.

I can accept that as a rational strategy. But, of course, I am not circumscribed in the way he is (by the need to please those with influence) and therefore you or I can continue to ask the open and honest questions.

Like the question that both Danny and I have now posed:

"If re-elected to the Board, what will be your public position regarding the At-Large and their right to representation on the ICANN Board?"

If Michael would care to answer this question, then I would be interested in listening.

Unfortunately other members of the ICANN Board are wholly opposed to users individually electing their own representatives. Therefore if they ever allowed one At Large Director on the Board (always, of course, in a large voting minority and put there for image purposes) it would only be on their own terms, not the terms the actual stakeholders chose to define for their own constituency.

Yrs,

Richard H
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hugh Dierker 
  To: michael@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:41 PM
  Subject: RE: [ga] Strong Arm Tactics


  I cannot imagine this man is so in the dark that he has not seen such contracts.