[governance] USG on ICANN - no movement here

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Ian and all,

  Your suggestions pose a clear and present danger to all stakeholders.
Such as suggestion is exactly one of DOC/NTIA's realistic concerns,
and rightly so.

Ian Peter wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> >
> > > Might help shift the debate a little if for the next review NTIA were to
> > > hear a LOT more from proponents of change, including a fleshed out and
> > > plausible scenario as to how independence would work geopolitically, why
> > > there'd be no real risk of "takeover by foreign governments," how we
> > could
> > > have rock solid guarantees of exactly the same levels of security,
> > > stability, and control in the last instance as now.   Something that
> > would
> > > make ITAA, DOD, et al say, hmmm...I don't think this has been done yet
> > > either by ICANN or others, so expecting a leap of faith in the beltway
> > seems
> > > ill-advised.  Those are reserved for other issues...
> >
> > If enough people here believe this is a top priority, maybe the caucus
> > could
> > try to do something productive for a change and develop a compelling
> > alternative and promote it in a manner that is politically salient.  Then
> > maybe Milton would have a better chance of winning his $50 bet with me as
> > to
> > whether an Obama administration (inshallah) would do something in 9/09.
> >
> The assumption here is that a compelling argument to DOC is advanced and
> they suddenly change their mind. That might work. Another possibility is for
> ICANN to move offshore, restructure, set up an alternative authorisation
> structure with the UN, create another A root, and then the emperor has no
> clothes. Not hard to do if the will exists and ICANN really wants change.
>
> (you might say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.....)
>
> Ian Peter
>
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