> Essentially, it seems as if both Roberto and the SIC have already > more or less conceded our main point. True, but the problem is that Roberto's acceptance of the flaws of the constituency-silo model doesn't necessarily mean that he accepts our proposal for the charter. The SIC charter doesn't provide for an integrated, SG-wide election but rather suggests that the Executive Committee somehow "negotiates" a solution to the distribution of seats. Which in some ways is worse than a simple allocation formula, because it pushes all the power and decision making authority away from the membership and up to the SG executive committee -- which the Board can stack at will -- and means that we waste even more time with internal politics. ;-( > -----Original Message----- > From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Cake > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] "NCUC opposes constituencies" > > It sounds like in Seoul we should simply keep repeating that > we want constituencies, we just don't want them directly linked to > voting. Then see if anyone sticks is willing to actually speak up for > constituencies linked to voting - and if no one is, then we don't > need to promote our NCSG charter per se, just make it clear that the > SIC charter is fatally flawed on that basis, and we are happy to hear > alternatives to our own that still ensure represenation. > Cheers > David