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

Tue Sep 29 13:34:04 UTC 2015

Good point Phil
K street is very long......
On Sep 29, 2015 6:56 AM, "Phil Corwin" <psc at vlaw-dc.com> wrote:

> I have no objection to requesting input from Kerry and Boucher.
>
> But let's recognize that their best contacts are with the Congressional
> Minority and the Administration, while the request to the GAO was sent by
> an Republican Senator running for President, the Chairmen of the House and
> Senate Judiciary Committees, and a congressman regarded as a thought leader
> on technology policy.
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> On Sep 28, 2015, at 11:37 PM, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Time to activate this part of the team.
>
> On Monday, September 28, 2015, Jordan Carter <jordan at 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 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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