Hi John,
At 08:03 25-10-2012, John C Klensin wrote:
(ii) The IESG could use its implied authority to interpret RFC
2026 (an authority it has at least implicitly applied many times
in the past). It could interpret the 2026 variance procedure as
applying to all bodies to which 2026 applies, whether they were
created earlier enough to be enumerated in 2026 or not. (FWIW,
I personally believe that interpretation would be correct
relative to the intentions 16 years ago.) That procedure could
then be used to treat the current situation as a resignation
without creating any unfortunate precedents.
Yes.
RFC 4333 could also be used:
"if the appointed member is unable to serve the full two-year term,
the selecting body may, at its discretion, immediately select a
replacement to serve the remainder of the term using the interim
process defined in Section 3.5.1."
Please note that a member recall requires a signed petition by at
least 20 people. It does not require the approval of the IAOC or the
IESG. As such, nobody is stopping anyone from doing that.
Regards,
-sm