Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership

[espresso@e-scape.net]

At 00:26 -0400 2002/10/20, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>Dear James,
>
>The points you raise have merit, but I was not looking for a loyalty oath... 
>rather, a declaration of intent to accompany the sign-up mechanism, such as:
>
>By registering to become a member of this organization, I avow that I am 
>committed to the White Paper's vision of At-Large representation within >ICANN.


Hello, all,

It is a normal criterion for members of any organization that they subscribe to the purpose for which that organization exists; it is also quite normal that the bylaws include provisions for suspension or expulsion of a member who makes it clear he or she does not uphold that purpose.

What Danny proposes strikes me as not only a loyalty oath (which I would consider inappropriate in and of itself) but one which commits a member not to the organization or its mission but to a specific document ... which confines the member to an ICANN-oriented vision.

It is somewhat ironic that a person who is not a member of the organization (due to an unwillingness to commit to a to-be-announced mission) is proposing an oath which would compel at least one member (me) to resign outright since it would preclude democracy within the organization-to-be -- that is, the definition of the organization's goals and methods by its members as they see fit over time.

I am very much looking forward to seeing what Michael Geist proposes as a draft, and very much hoping that once we have a logically-structured text to discuss, we can work through it point-by-point so as to arrive at a final version on which most members can agree.

Regards,

Judyth






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