On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Mark Leiser <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As a bit of a politics junkie myself, I have to say I disagree with the > learned Professor Mueller's metaphor. > > It is arguable that the US Capitol building is not home to one of the > world's "first democracies"; however, for arguments sake, lets say it is... > > The question should be framed as follows, "if the Capitol building collapses > due to incompetent construction, and in the aftermath, the opportunity > presents itself to re-think the nature of democracy, then should we? And if > so, then what changes should we bring about?" > > The same should apply to ICANN and what is going on now. except that the building hasn't collapsed, it's more like a tiny bit of masonry has fallen off the building, and it is not clear yet that this bit of brick has impacted anyone negatively, so a re-exam of the foundation hardly seems needed. YMMV of course. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel