[Community-Discuss] Don't sell your Vote!

[CTO admin]

Your remarks received but I won’t be dragged to a discussion about this
especially you and other three members, contrary to a very few, I am not a
prepaid pawn.

On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 11:35 PM Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:

>
> The election of Board members, or any elections, is a constitutional
> right and supposed to be a democratic process, unintimidated, and
> uninfluenced by anything, not to mention any illegal activities such as
> malicious offers of money.
>
>
> This is true… It should not be obstructed by the board making arbitrary
> decisions about the number of seats that stand for election.
> It should not be obstructed by the board and nominating committee
> conspiring to prevent legitimate candidates from reaching the ballot.
> It should not be obstructed by the nominating committee placing only one
> candidate before the body for a given office when there is no way available
> for the body to express a desire not to put that candidate in office.
>
> An election is supposed to be about choosing. When the board and the
> nominating committee act in bad faith to prevent the orderly conduct of
> choosing of board members in the above manner, action must be taken to hold
> the board to account and to insist that corrective actions be taken.
>
> But, someone and his agents have been:
>
>
> - bullying, manipulating, intimidating, and spreading false news about
> the future of AfriNIC.
>
> Oh really? Wh would that be and why do you not name this offensive person?
> Do you have any evidence of these acts to present or are you attempting to
> bully, manipulate, or intimidate the electorate with false news and false
> rumors?
>
> - contacting resource holders with offers of money, $5000-$7000-1000$,
> and promising other future investments, in return, you must provide the right
> to access your AfriNIC portal and cast the vote.
>
> Again, do you have any evidence to present to support these allegations?
> It is difficult to give much credence to an accuser who offers neither the
> name of the accused, nor any facts or evidence to support the allegations.
>
>  - give them authority to file litigations against AfriNIC, In my view,
> on this point, is to abuse the judicial system and defame the organization.
>
>
> How can one entity give another authority to file litigations unless the
> entity in question is a lawyer retained by the first entity? You are making
> little or no sense here.
>
>
> Paying anyone to buy his right to vote is squandering and abuse of the
> legal democratic practice of the constitution, have we asked ourselves the
> real motive behind this and the bigger outcome on the whole region?
>
>
> While I am unaware of any efforts to purchase votes, I would point out
> that there is nothing in the organizations constitution regarding such
> possibilities other than the specific provisions that allow for proxies.
> There is nothing in the bylaws (constitution) which prohibits the purchase
> of proxies. IMHO, such an act would certainly be immoral, unethical, and
> corrupt, but in terms of the “legal democratic practice of the
> constitution”, I suggest that you read same prior to making such claims.
>
>
> This dissipation is egregious and includible, that such entities have a
> good cause. In fact, it demonstrates audacious practice.
>
>
> Try as I might, I am unable to parse the above gibberish into any logical
> meaning.
>
>  Their proposition of money=right-to-vote is an insult to us as members,
> to our pride as Africans, to our integrity as operators, it is only those
> without any sense of belonging who will accept a bunch of dollars for their
> rights.
>
>
> If this is true, then there are two possibilities expressed by you here:
>
> 1. You think that the majority of your fellow Africans cannot be trusted
> and have no sense of belonging.
> 2. This email should be utterly unnecessary and serves no purpose as
> nobody is likely to be swayed in such a manner.
>
> So which is it? Are you writing an unnecessary rant to hear yourself
> bloviate or are you so insulting the integrity of your fellow Africans?
>
> *(**Rain beats the leopard's skin but it does not wash out the spots**)*
>
> Yes, bribery and malicious offers made a few stands against AfriNIC as the
> legitimate RIR for the region, making them believe that they can actually
> sell their IPV4 to corporates outside the region at a CERTAIN AMOUNT as
> disclosed by the Mastermind Himself,
>
> Again, I ask who is this individual you has sold AFRINIC addresses outside
> of the region? Perhaps you are referring to Elad Cohen, as he is the only
> individual I can think of who fits such a description.
>
> Another way of systematically abusing the system was by sponsoring
> members to attend the Annual Members General Meeting & voice the bosses’
> message so that negative impressions can be built against AfriNIC and
> discredit it, its management, and its reputation.
>
>
> I wasn’t aware that Mr. Cohen had a sponsorship program or a message.
> Please do elaborate on this and present any evidence you have to support
> such a claim.
>
> *(S**ticks in a bundle are unbreakable!**)*
>
> If we believe in our sovereignty in Africa, our region, we should stand
> against such malpractices, and insidious attacks, and ignore such voices as
> we cannot call the forest that shelters us a jungle.
>
>
> Indeed, I fully support a call to action to right the various wrongs that
> have been done in the AFRINIC electoral processes. Let us all make it clear
> to the board that their malfeasance will no longer be tolerated. Let us
> demand free and fair elections among all qualified candidates.  Let us
> insist that all board seats that are empty be chosen by the electorate and
> not appointed by the board or a conspiracy between the board and the
> nominating committee. Let us bring to light all of the misdeeds of this
> board and the staff. Let us solve all of these problems and build a
> stronger, cleaner AFRINIC for the good of all Africans. One built on the
> rule of law and without the corruption. One which does not attempt to make
> up the rules as we go along without regard to what is written.
>
>
> I call on all of us for ratiocination in the quagmire we have, which is at
> its apotheosis.
>
>
> I confess I had to look up ratiocination, but I agree it is the right
> word. Let us please apply some deep thinking and resolve the quagmire that
> is the current board.
>
>
> VOTE FOR AFRINIC SOVRIENTY, VOTE AFRICA, and DON’T SELL YOUR VOTE.
>
>
> Well, you are close, but not quite… Vote African sovereignty. Vote Africa.
> Do not make or pretend that AFRINIC is the sovereign. The community and the
> membership must be the sovereigns over AFRINIC and its board, not the other
> way around. They are there to serve the community according to the rules
> and procedures defined by the community and not to make arbitrary and
> capricious rulings of their own.
>
> Owen
>
>
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