[governance] NTIA announcement on JPA

[Karl Auerbach]

Bret Fausett wrote:

> As far as whether ICANN ever will be privatized, remember that the 
> document that started us on this process was a 1996 publication of the 
> Clinton Administration. Clinton started the ball rolling, but left it to 
> the next administration, Bush, to complete. When the JPA was agreed in 
> 2006, to resolve in 2009, Bush, in turn, effectively passed the task to 
> the next administration, McCain/Clinton/Obama, to complete. I don't 
> think it's realistic to expect that new administration, whoever is 
> leading it....

There's that interesting twist should Hillary C. win - which is the Ira 
Magaziner factor.

For those who don't know, Ira M. was part of the Bill Clinton 
administration.  Ira M. worked with Hillary C. on the ill fated health 
care thing back then.

The Clintons appear still to have close relations with Ira M.

Ira M. is, or was, a business partner of Paul Twomey, President of ICANN.

Thus, if Hillary C. wins there will be a very short link between ICANN 
and the White House - perhaps so short that a 3am phone call from ICANN 
to the White House would be answered.

The other angle, which you mentioned is that sometimes there are long 
memories - Way back in the 1950's there was a witch hunt of sorts trying 
to find "the man who lost China".  Nobody in the US gov't today, whether 
executive or legislative branch, wants to run the risk of being labeled 
as "the person who lost the internet".

		--karl--

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