[CCWG-ACCT] Cruz / NTIA: Time to Get Expert Advice

Jordan Carter jordan at internetnz.net.nz
Tue Sep 29 03:25:01 UTC 2015


The sooner the better. All the others are players in this drama.
Jordan

On 29 September 2015 at 16:20, Avri Doria <avri at 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 at icann.org
> > <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf
> > of Edward Morris
> > Reply-To: "egmorris1 at toast.net <mailto:egmorris1 at 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
> >
> >
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