RE: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [ga] Open call to join

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

At 01:02 a.m. 30/12/2002, Eric Dierker wrote:
> So why cannot bylaws be completed.
To get 11 people to agree on Bylaws is probably not trivial. Especially if 
there would be agenda's behind certain formulations, that would meet with 
opposition.   The IDNO has gone over such hard ground....

The Bylaws, even if they are not set in stone, can make or break the 
beginning of the organization.

Their details should be discussed here and in the icannatlarge.com WebForum 
so that the "drafters" have some guidance on at least what the active 
component of the membership wants.

For example: the pro's and con's of incorporation in the United 
States.  While it would be obviously logical for a US RALO to incorporate 
in the US,  it does not appear to be so obvious for the International Umbrella.
Ditto the pro's and cons of 501c3 Tax rights and Reporting Obligations for 
icannatlarge. Is the hassle worth the (corporate) deductability?

Also debate is needed on the level of "directness" in the democratic 
decisionmaking for the icannatlarge. This is the very debate that those who 
will be out to capture this baby cyber-organization  wish to pre-empt.

How will the rights and duties of the icannatlarge officers be 
formulated?  Can they act as they please? Should the Bylaws contain a 
precise deliniation of what they can formally do in the name of the 
membership?
What are the options of the membership to exercise ultimate political 
control?  How often should elections be held? Should certain policy items 
be subject to referenda?

The "boilerplate" Bylaws that we have seen so far, are quite inapplicable 
to Global Virtual Organizations and totally insufficient to shape the 
future of the icannatlarge.

Because Constitutions are made up of a large number of interrelated 
articles, their drafting is a matter of  (political) TRUST, not merely of 
competence.

One of the few things we *can* do from the bottom up, is indicate who we trust.

We can give "ticks" of trust on a long list of names of ICANN 
"participants", "watchers" or "critics".

This list will appear in the Polling Booth , the hosting for which has now 
been funded by one of you on this ML.

I have kicked off the list with the Initial ICANN Board and its architect. :-)

Long lists as additions are most welcome to be posted in the Forum. 
http://www.icannatlarge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=812#812

When we have several hundred names, they will be ordered alphabetically and 
presented in the Polling Booth.

--Joop--
www.icannatlarge.com

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