Re: [gnso-osc-ops] Revised Section 2.1 Term Limits Special Circumstance for OSC Review

[Ken Stubbs <kstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken Stubbs wrote:
I have problems with the following paragraph:
see comments below:

2.1.2 If a Stakeholder Group wishes to have one of its Council members 
serve a third consecutive term under circumstances other than as 
provided in 2.1.1 above, it shall document the details and provide its 
rationale to the GNSO Secretariat who will disseminate to the Council 
for consideration. The Council may elect to apply a Special 
Circumstance, at its discretion, and such action will require greater 
than 75% affirmative vote in each House without requiring the abstention 
of any member.


1. did not find this in Ken Bours email. When was this agreed on?
2.   This sounds a lot like the US congress "good old boy, you take care 
of me and I'll take care of you"...  Other members of the council may 
also be reluctant to vote against this request  for fear of retribution 
in future votes..  This take  the "exception rule"  way too far...
On 4/22/2010 9:31 AM, Julie Hedlund wrote:
> Ray,
>
> Yesterday the Work Team agreed that Section 2.1 Term Limits is ready 
> for consideration by the OSC.  Attached is the version that is ready 
> to transmit.
> Thanks,
>
> Julie