Re: [soac-mapo] Question on your response to 5.4 polling in todays Rec6CWG

[Antony Van Couvering <avc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "lower body" (here an expert of group of experts) may not be making a 
recommendation per se, but a finding of fact.   So there's no recommendation to 
accept.   There's only an application to overturn.

Antony

On Sep 20, 2010, at 1:37 AM, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> Cheryl,
> well if I'm in the minority I regret I will stay there.
> I believe a supermajority should be used consistently and carefully.
>  
> So here as in any other case I believe the decision body (here ICANN Board) 
> should:
> ACCEPT recommendations from a lower body by simple majority
> OVERTURN recommendations from a lower body by super majority.
>  
> Perverting the simple / super majority to suit the issue is dangerous ground.
>  
> Philip
>