[lac-discuss-en] This Tiresome 'Irregularity' Claim Against At-Large Staff

Jacqueline Morris jam at jacquelinemorris.com
Thu Jul 23 21:46:45 UTC 2015


Alex, was the SoI not presented during the nomination phase? If there was a
conflict then, why was it not brought up then? Why only now, well after the
election process has ended, the nomination ratified by the ALAC and
publicly announced, as per the timelines of the ALAC? I understand that
some might be upset that they didn't pay close enough attention, but I do
not see any justification for the entire process to be rolled back.
There was NO issue with the electoral process from all the email I have
read.  It was fair and correct and went according to all rules and
regulations. To attempt to subvert it now because you don't like the
result is very poor governance, and a betrayal of democratic principles.
If there is a problem, then try using a recall process if there is one, but
please don't screw with the integrity of the electoral process.
I'm particularly passionate about this as I am currently working for our
National Election, and there are similar types of activities going on -
we're on a watch group to keep the democratic process clear and fair. I
can't sit by and watch it being suborned in LACRALO.
Jacqueline

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On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch <
apisan at unam.mx> wrote:

>  Carlton,
>
>
>  The issue is very simple. A number of us find an irreconcilable conflict
> of interest in Lance Hinds's SoI. This is apparent only once the election
> was in course.
>
>  Simple. No rhetoric needed.
>
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> *Desde:* lac-discuss-en-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [
> lac-discuss-en-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] en nombre de Carlton
> Samuels [carlton.samuels at gmail.com]
> *Enviado el:* jueves, 23 de julio de 2015 16:03
> *Hasta:* lac-discuss-en at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> *CC:* Albert Daniels
> *Asunto:* [lac-discuss-en] This Tiresome 'Irregularity' Claim Against
> At-Large Staff
>
>    I am trying to live a long and useful life. Engagement with LACRALO is
> debilitating.
>
>  I am not communicant - I gave it up since I was 14 years old - so cannot
> depend on a 'good' God for my salvation. So for objective, I do what I must
> by avoiding vexations to my spirit.
>
>  But the bullshit - I hope the word translates well to Spanish - is just
> too much and I must break my silence.
>
>  In case the translation gets mangled, here is what I mean by bullshit:
>
>   Definitions of bullshit
>   noun
>  stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense.
>  verb
>  talk nonsense to (someone), typically to be misleading or deceptive.
>
>
>     ​It is misleading, even dishonest, to allege misconduct by At-Large
> staff in this instance and I will tell you why.
>
>  Jacqueline has already pithily outlined the classic case but I will
> repeat it here for effect.
>
>  In parts of the world where rules for [s]elections are established and
> where this exercise of democracy is routine, a candidate satisfying all
> other criteria and nominated for a position unopposed is duly [s]elected. ​
>
>  But this is LACRALO where our collective understanding of the process
> is, well, let me be generous and say uneven, at best.
>
>  We simply don't understand that you cannot disavow or subvert the
> nomination portion of the process without calling the entire [s]election
> process into question.
>
>  So, we walk extra miles to give those who don't understand time to come
> along, slowly.  That is the basis for the consensus poll - notice it is a
> poll - and why we in the Caribbean bothered to go along with that in the
> first place!
>
>  As At-Large staff would have told all of you, this is not the same for
> other RALOs. They have matured in both thought and action.
>
>  Why does this bother me, you ask? Because it gets old and tiresome after
> trying for so long. And since it vexes my spirit, I run the real risk of
> reducing my life and its quality the longer I caucus here.
>
>  Now, to the hypocrites.  I ask your forgiveness for not being a good
> Christian. I simply detest hypocrisy.
>
>  In the selection for a NomCom candidate this year, our esteemed
> colleague from Brazil and incumbent, Sylvia Leite Herlein, was nominated
> unopposed.  I enthusiastically supported her candidacy, not just only for
> the fact she had performed in the post. But I truly believe that a single
> 1-year term does not give the region the benefit of her service and
> expertise nor allow the region to build the influence we need in very
> important ICANN councils.
>
>  I personally discouraged - yes, discouraged - other nominations to muddy
> the path to her re-selection. We went along with Jacqueline Morris being
> de-selected after a single year. Maybe that was the wrong thing to do then.
>
>  With Sylvia's unopposed [s]election, no consensus poll took place.  And
> the At-Large staff notified the world in the same way as they did for Lance
> Hinds.
>
>  It was not that we in the Caribbean did not notice. Rather, it is
> because we have never felt any such poll was necessary in the first place.
>
>  Contrast then to now. There was not a whimper of complaint from our now
> erstwhile friends of LACRALO propriety, not one allegation of 'impropriety'
> raised!
>
>  So now, I ask you, what is the difference here? We can either assume the
> guardians of LACRALO propriety were off busily thumb-sucking, even asleep
> at the switch.
>
>  Or, in this case for Lance Hinds nomination and selection, other
> operating conditions are applied.
>
>  Go figure.
>
>  -Carlton Samuels
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