Re: [icann-candidates] RE: [ICANN-EU] [Q&A] the exciting adventuresof a nominee

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Jefsey Morfin wrote:

> Dear Andrew,
> I wish to underline that this absurd and dangerous approach does not
> stand anyway the French case.
> 
>  > At 17:32 11/09/00, you wrote:
>  > There's no mistake.  You are a resident of Asia/Pacific.  Voting is defined
>  > by residency.  Therefore you fall within Asia/Pacific for purposes of
>  > voting.  Candidacy is defined by citizenship.  Therefore, you fall within
>  > Europe for purposes of candidacy.
> 
> There are French citizens from all the regions as France has national
> territories in NA, SA, AA, Africa and Europe. I certainly accept to be
> an European candidate as most of the national territory is located there,
> but I definitly resent - I am not agressive but certainly very serioius
> about it - not to be able to discuss the regional concens of my country
> with the candidates of their area. I also resent that my fellow citizens
> from Mayotte, La Reunion, La Guyanne, La Martinique et la Guadeloupe,
> Saint Perre et Miquelon, Noumea, Thaiti, etc.. could not dialog with the
[...]

And let us not forget the territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
Latin America... :-) Six beautiful islands. For those interested .AN (5 
islands) and .AW (1 island). 

On the other hand, these 'Dutch' territories do have their own
governments. And their own ccTLDs. Don't your fellow countrymen so far
away from the motherland have those privileges? 

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