Absolutely agree. On 28/09/2015 23:36, Greg Shatan wrote:
Time to activate this part of the team.
On Monday, September 28, 2015, Jordan Carter <jordan@internetnz.net.nz <mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz>> wrote:
The sooner the better. All the others are players in this drama. Jordan
On 29 September 2015 at 16:20, Avri Doria <avri@acm.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','avri@acm.org');>> wrote:
+1
On 28-Sep-15 22:35, Steve DelBianco wrote: > Ed — An excellent idea. In fact, Cam Kerry and Rick Boucher could > advise CCWG via email right away. Their insights could help us plan > what we do in the days leading to Dublin. > > From: <accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org');> > <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org');>>> on behalf > of Edward Morris > Reply-To: "egmorris1@toast.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','egmorris1@toast.net');> <mailto:egmorris1@toast.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','egmorris1@toast.net');>>" > Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 at 9:46 PM > To: Accountability Cross Community > Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Cruz / NTIA: Time to Get Expert Advice > > Hello everybody, > > > Some of the unknowns facing this group going forward are as much > political in nature as they are substantive or procedural. Do we take > the opinion and perspective of Senator Ted Cruz seriously? Is it a > threat to the transition? Is there something that we can do to be > responsive to the genuine concerns of Senator Cruz? Are his concerns > genuine? > > What about the NTIA? The deference shown to Secretary Strickling among > some of us here is almost Papal in nature. What did Larry say, how did > Larry say it, what did he really mean when he said it but really > didn't say it. It's a bit ridiculous. I admire Secretary Strickling. > He's a fine civil servant. His published salary, though, is less than > that of a first year associate from a decent law school at a mid sized > corporate law firm. He is not the all mighty. Commerce and the NTIA > are complex places. Larry has absolute control of neither. > > I've read here today a legal analysis of the Senator's Constitutional > challenge by someone I know to be neither an American nor a lawyer. I > can click both boxes and I have my views but am I sure I'm right? No. > It seems everyone here has an opinion as to what the NTIA will or will > not accept from us. Do any of us really know? No. > > Prior to the Los Angeles meeting it was suggested that we might want > to hear from ICANN's lobbyists, that they could explain to us their > version of political reality. We properly rejected that offer. I think > we've reached the point, though, where we do need to call upon the > expertise of some Washington political professionals to help guide us > through this part of the process. No more guesswork by amateurs or > implied threats by those with some self-interest in the matter. We're > talking about who is going to run a vital part of the most powerful > communications technology in human history. We need to do this > right. Fortunately, we've already retained two such individuals who, > if we wish, have the expertise and ability to assist us in this area. > > Back in the early days of this project when we were all young, > innocent and hopeful :) we retained not one but two law firms to help > guide us. In retrospect that decision and two firms we chose to > hire were amongst the best decisions we've made in this CCWG. I have > complete faith in our lawyers and that is a rarity for me. I > note that one of the specific reasons we hired Sidley was for their > Washington ties and expertise. During our interviews with the firm we > were able to meet two of their professionals with the greatest > knowledge of DC and government operations : Cam Kerry ( > http://www.sidley.com/people/cameron-f-kerry > <http://www.sidley.com/people/cameron-f-kerry>) and Rick Boucher > (http://www.sidley.com/people/rick-boucher ). Both men were extremely > impressive. It is time to tap their talents. We need serious advice > in these areas from serious professionals. > > I would respectfully ask our Chairs and the full CCWG to consider > inviting either Rick or Cam to Dublin to meet with the CCWG early in > the week, preferably during the initial F2F. I think it's important > that everyone has a chance to question them. We need this type of > policy expertise from a politically astute professional who owes a > duty of care to us, no one else, and whose rolodex allows him or her > to reach out to those whose decisions will most impact our work. > We need to know what political reality is if we are to maximise our > potential as a very special and unique group dedicated to helping > create a truly open and accountable governance mechanism for this > small part of the networked world. > > Thanks for considering. > > Best, > > Ed Morris > > > _______________________________________________ > Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list > Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org');> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community
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