[lir-wg] "RIPE is a democracy" ?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre Oppermann" <oppermann at pipeline.ch>
> 
> You know, RIPE is a democracy. Don't blame others if you choose not
> to participate in it.
> 

Does that mean that all of the parties allocated space under a /8 can "vote" and move as a group ?
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space

062/8   Apr 97   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
080/8   Apr 01   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
081/8   Apr 01   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
082/8   Nov 02   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
193/8   May 93   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
194/8   May 93   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
195/8   May 93   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
212/8   Oct 97   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
213/8   Mar 99   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
217/8   Jun 00   RIPE NCC                            (whois.ripe.net)
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How does RIPE pay each year for each /8 ?