They used to say that about landowners and voting too -- "in my opinion, people without (substantial) property have no business running the government and determining its course." Exactly in those words... What is a "technical orientation" anyway? Many of the smartest IP strategists and network architects I know don't have PhDs (or even BSs) in Engineering. Like it (!) or not, the Internet is becoming the chief means by which people across the world interact with each other. Be realistic -- just because it is complicated and different from other, more familar domains doesn't mean people are going to entrust this incredibly important thing to the "technically oriented." Rather than futilely demanding that the Internet be left to the experts, better for us all to starting working hard to educate those with the means to influence Internet-relevant policies, so they are clueful enough to use (or not) that power wisely.