Post by Eðo Grischun on Aug 6, 2017 13:30:19 GMT -6
And my point is that it would be irresponsible to let the government pay for something over which we have no control and which is essentially someone's private domain.
But, it's not wholly and exclusively private domain. To pay for the King's websites (which the Kingdom relies upon to exist) is completely acceptable.
To pay for the mortgage on the King's private residence would be an example on the opposite end of the scale and would be unacceptable.
If it were the property of the crown you'd think it at least be subject to some laws.
You'd think, but, these are avenues of law we've never looked at before. Doesn't the absence of such laws just mean we've never got round to it yet?
It would also mean that if at one point there is a different King that King would automatically become the registrant. But that's not really what you are suggesting here, and it's certainly not what would be achieved by voting against this bill.
It's not a scenario I've ever thought about and one that's never been brought up before. However, yes, I would argue that the web domains of the Kingdom pass on to the next King. The entire Crown Estate should.
In some Monarchies the Crown does indeed own part of a nations infrastructure, though this is certainly not always the case. And this is a bit more important than a park or a castle. Like you said in many ways Talossa is the web. You think John Woolley should own Talossa? (My guess is that he doesn't think so.)
No, I don't think the King should own Talossa. I think the King should legally own the official Kingdom websites.
For the record I'm fine with John Woolley being the registrant, and I would suggest he remains the registrant, but I don't neccesarily think the requirements for a monarch or a web registrant are the same. Either way I absolutely do think the government or the Ziu, or some institution directly accountable to the people should be involved.
I'm not opposed to this. Like I said, The King should own the infrastructure while the Government manages it.
It's incredibly generous of King John to let us use his personal domain for the benefit of Talossa and we should be very grateful to him, but the idea that the people or the government or the Ziu should now just write a blank cheque for his private domain and have no say in how this is used and simply rely on his generosity is just not an idea I can support.
That's not the argument being made at all. Come up with oversight and regulations and whatnot if you fancy. Come up with a bill limiting the annual web hosting budget if you fancy. I'm not against the Ministry of Stuff doing its job of managing the websites or against the government doing its job of managing the Treasury. I'm against government ownership of our national infrastructure and arguing for a permanent registrant: either the King himself, or an agency within the Crown Houses.