Thank you for the expected excoriation, as foreseen. It has everthing to do with the accountability changes required for the transition. Paul's take on things, predictability, is that ICANN is, to use his words 'a primary head of power'. I disagree, and have asked for any legal foundation for this. Weinstein was quoted as a source of that authority which it isn't. The question remains, that once the apparent authority of NTIA has gone, what legal authority will ICANN have to affect the business, say, of any ccTLD .. and inextricably bound with authority, the obverse side of the coin is is what obligations will ICANN owe, and will it be accountable for them.
This has very little to do with accountability changes required for the transition.