Every other constituency in ICANN has already charged in on their white horses, imposing their will on ICANN's very way of operating. ALAC, seemingly alone, is actually embarrassed to say what it really thinks needs to be done. Our opening position on every issue is close to the existing consensus, no wonder we have neither clout nor respect.

Of COURSE I don't expect that "the rest of the organization" will support our honest and principled stands on what ICANN must do to serve the public interest. What we want threatens the very existence of some of the Internet's worst rent-seekers. But if we don't lay down our own idea of a superior destination we have no chance of even starting a path to it.