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repeat;">Interesting. I wonder if the Commission would be so supportive of
voting if other "distinct economies", in GAC speak, such as NAFTA
and the ASEAN FTA were also GAC members. Europe is overrepresented in the
GAC and the Commission itself resembles anything but a democratic
organisation. I'd be interested in knowing how unified the nation-states
of Europe were on this matter. Any ideas?</div>
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From: Milton L Mueller <mueller@SYR.EDU><br />
To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br />
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:17:49 +0000<br />
Subject: GAC override and majority voting<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Someone was asking which government had proposed
majority voting in GAC, and speculated that it was Iran. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">In fact, I have learned that it was (drum roll) the
European Commission. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">This proposal came out as part of the nasty internal
fight within GAC over .WINE/.VIN<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Milton L Mueller<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Syracuse University School of Information Studies<o:p>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/">
http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Internet Governance Project<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://internetgovernance.org">
http://internetgovernance.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
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