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color=#0000ff size=2>Good point Philip. I wonder if it would be helpful to
ask John for additional advice regarding what we are considering and how best to
pursue it, assuming of course there is interest by other constituencies besides
the RyC.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Chuck Gomes</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Philip
Sheppard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:41 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'GNSO
Council'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Point for
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>Chuck raises a
good point.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>The current
situation is a disenfranchisement and needs correcting.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>However, the
proposal does not get us over the by-laws situation which has brought us to
the current state of misery.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=818123307-12072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>The by-laws state
- as they have done more or less since ICANN began:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>"<FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Members of the GNSO Council may participate in a
meeting of the GNSO Council through use of ..... ; provided that (a) all
members participating in such a meeting can speak to and hear one another,
...... (c) ICANN adopts and implements means of verifying that (x) a person
participating in such a meeting is a member of the GNSO Council or other
person entitled to participate in the meeting and (y) all actions of, or votes
by, the GNSO Council are taken or cast only by the members of the GNSO Council
and not persons who are not members". </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=818123307-12072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>It is this
provision that Louis Touton interpreted to ALLOW proxy
votes.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>It is this
provision that John Jeffreys interpreted to DENY proxy
votes.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=818123307-12072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=818123307-12072007>Until we change
this by-law , we are sunk and disenfranchised.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=818123307-12072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=818123307-12072007>Philip</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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