[governance] "Oversight"

[John Curran]

On Jun 5, 2012, at 3:29 AM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> John Curran <jcurran at istaff.org> wrote:
>> That may be true, but that is a facile assessment of the situation as it 
>> considers the USG as one cohesive entity.
> 
> Yes, sure, but I'm talking here about an emotional assessment of the
> situation that inevitably happens. This is a reality that cannot be
> changed by arguments based on in-depth analysis that differentiates
> between different parts of the US government.

Agreed; emotions and perceptions are powerful forces that should not
be discounted in these discussions.

> In addition I would insist that CIR management should be designed to
> be so robust that I should not have to trust any particular part of a
> country's government more than what is justifiable on the basis of the
> overall track record of that country's political and governmental
> system.

That seems that a worthy goal for CIR management 4.0... I simply wish 
it to be recognized that we've already undergone significant evolution 
in CIR management over the years, from totally done under USG contract 
with no external input to a multi-stakeholder approach which operates 
predominantly free from USG political interference (despite its vestigial 
IANA functions contract to the US DoC.)  I am confident that continued
evolution of the current approach is both possible and likely, but far 
less sanguine that any new system will ultimately prove as safe from 
political influence.

FYI,
/John

Disclaimer: My views alone.  Any resemblance to other people's views,
living or dead, is entirely coincidental.



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