[lac-discuss-en] Election Results Comments

Wed May 2 18:12:21 UTC 2012

There is a saying in English: 'Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be
wise'.

There is another one: "the law is too important to leave to lawyers".

I do not know their equivalencies in Spanish and a word by word translation
would be inadequate.  Our LACRALO machine translation will be crude, at
best. Nevertheless, I shall not attempt one here.

We have always know that there is a reservoir of ignorance of LACRALO
rules. More to point, ignorance of how they apply is really acute. The sad
fact is this ignorance is demonstrated by some of our colleagues who, by
virtue of their profession, one would least expect.

Without any fear of contradiction I now make this declaration: Any  LACRALO
election in San Jose would have been illegal for lack of proper notice.

In my part of the world, notice is a pre-requisite for democratic
elections. This is because they are processes, not just one event. Take any
junta of the kind we witness time and again in the LAC region and I can
demonstrate that even they know this.

I know for certain that our democratically-elected friend, Hugo, knows
this. [To the chagrin of his opponents! :-)]

Notice typically has three elements; time, duration and content. A
violation of any element condemns the notice.

The attempt to call an immediate LACRALO election at San Jose by invoking
the full UNGA Rules as authority [and allowed under LACRALO rules!] would
have also been in violation.

Not only for the violation of the notice period. But the process by which
the voting event would have been taken on the agenda would not have saved
the day.  That would have had one effect, to add the matter to the agenda.
 A notice period plus candidates are still necessary for the election.

In addition to all that, the member on whose behalf the attempt to hasten
the election is being executed  VOLUNTARILY withdrew HIS element of notice
from the Agenda.

In other words, the member, maybe unwittingly, fouled his own pool.  Those
of us opposed to the barefaced violation of the rules would not have to do
anything more.

So now, let's speak to the concerns for poor use of ICANN funds raised in
this thread.  Here is a phrase that works here: 'La historia me absolvera'.

Most of you would probably not know but ever since 2006, there has been an
enduring nucleus of opposition for ICANN travel support to the At-Large
attending ICANN meetings.  This opposition is largely from North America,
among persons associated with the placeholder ALAC the new RALO included
structure replaced.

The most corrosive criticism alleged that At-Large participants who
received travel support for ICANN meetings were really tourists first.
Their involvement in the At-Large agenda at the meetings was secondary.

This criticism was leveled at the At-Large in general but to my mind,
sharply directed at members from LAC and Africa.

Several recorded observations placed members from LACRALO at the centre of
these criticisms.  To be brutally frank, one of our members was the THE
poster boy for this abuse.

I have, in good nature, endured severe personal criticism because I opposed
any attempt to publicly censure those deemed guilty.  Some of my colleagues
interpreted my opposition as protecting a certain LACRALO member - who
shall remain nameless here.  More thoughtful others recognized it for what
it was; defense of a principle rather than personalities.

All that aside, this member has enjoyed my support for other At-large
duties.  Yes, you guessed right.  This member actually solicited my support
for other positions.  And yes, because of the larger strategic interests, I
gave it.

By now, some of you might have also guessed my loathing for hypocrisy and
all its works. One is supposed to celebrate conversion, as it were, to 'the
one true faith'.  At least, that is the Christian tradition.

Count me as a reliable skeptic. Because to be frank, this latest conversion
we witness is really over the top.  It is nothing more than a rancid
example of enlightened self-interest.

That is the word.

- Carlton Samuels

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On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:18 PM, <cveraq at gmail.com> wrote:

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> [[--Translated text (es -> en)--]]
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> Windows-1252? Q? = 09L = 09a_Secretar = EDa_de_LACRALO_t = E9rmino_de_un_?
> == Windows-1252? Q? A = F1o_ = 09de_04_de_ = 09mayo_2012 ? =
>  From: cveraq at gmail.com
>
>  Incredible .. And those are the people demanding commitment and demand ..
> # Prohibidoolvidar
>
>
>  While we are not transparent, conscious of our responsibilities and
> understand that not everything revolves around our personal interests, the
> region will continue dependent.
>
>
>  Today we strongly believe in a good team without conditions.
>
>
>  Carlos Vera
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: &quot;Alberto Soto&quot; <asoto at ibero-americano.org>
>  Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 00:11:41
>  To: <salgueiro.jo at gmail.com> ; <cveraq at gmail.com> ; 'LACRALO Spanish' <
> lac-discuss-es at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>  Cc: <lac-discuss-en at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>  Subject: RE: [lac-discuss-en] Results of the choice of l
>  trmino LACRALO to secrete a year of 04
>  May 2012
>
>
>  I agree with the view of the precious time lost in Costa Rica, in addition
>  ICANN payment of money, just for personal interests that harm us
>  all. A general assembly can not be lost completely only two
>  people present. ICANN is a lot of money and OUR, and long
>  staff of each of us invested.
>  Best Regards
>
>
>  Alberto Soto
>
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: lac-discuss-es-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>  [Mailto: lac-discuss-es-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of
> Jose
>  Ovidio Salgueiro A.
>  Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 11:09 pm
>  To: cveraq at gmail.com; LACRALO Espaol
>  CC: lac-discuss-en at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>  Subject: Re: [lac-discuss-en] Results of the election of the secrete of
>  LACRALO trmino of one year from May 4, 2012
>
>
>
>
>  Congratulations to Sylvia by Josy strong result.
>
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>  This leads me to think that the ridiculous we did in the Assembly in San
>  Josfue unnecessary since this result was the same as hubiramos
>  all obtained.
>
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>  The Caribbean was not able or San Josni now to put a candidate with the
>  capacity for a votacin important.
>
>
>  I hope that now if you can work as expected in our organization
>  and without the narrow interests that previously demonstrated
>
>
>
>
>  JosSalgueiro
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>  Sent from my BlackBerry Movistar
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>