Response to previous posting re: Term Limits

[Ken Stubbs <kstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In response to previous comments by Mr. Sheppard, i would point out that 
rules & guidelines promulgated by "non-SO"  bodies
( i.e.ICANN BY-LAWS) currently impose requirements on  all 
constituencies on whom they can and cannot select to represent them on 
the council.
They do this by requiring:
1. that each representative from a constituency should be
from a different geographic region and
2.No 2 councilors can be from the same company.

When the  constituencies originally applied to ICANN for recognition, 
all constituencies
ACKNOWLEDGED &  ACCEPTED the fact that rules could be promulgated by 
"non constituency"
entities that could impact their respective constituency's 
representation on the Council.
The opportunity for selection of representatives for each constituency 
is still solely the constituency's,
but, since inception, selections have always been made  subject to 
guidelines imposed thru the BY-Laws.
All constituencies have lived with these respective "facts of life"
since they were originally established & recognized by ICANN.

Instituting this change at this time adds additional clarity to the GNSO 
reform process
This concept is nothing new here !


Ken Stubbs