[CCWG-ACCT] latest letter from Cruz et al FYI

[Mueller, Milton L]

The NTIA is fully committed to the transition and will decide for itself whether the CWG and CCWG proposals meet their criteria. This letter will have no impact on that. It is a partisan effort and full of dishonest or completely discredited arguments (such as the “government property” claim, or the absurdly out of context quote from Kavouss).

This is just the Republicans in Congress positioning themselves to attempt to block the transition. It is not clear whether they have enough support even among Republicans to do that. Cruz remember is a failed Presidential candidate and very unpopular in his own party. Even the funding cutoff is questionable in terms of its effect on the ability of NTIA to end the IANA contract.

--MM

From: accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Greg Shatan
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:54 AM
To: Nigel Roberts <nigel at channelisles.net>
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Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] latest letter from Cruz et al FYI

Well, that's an honor I neither expected nor asked for.  But thanks, I guess....

I agree with Nigel -- sending this to the head of the Commerce Department (Secretary Pritzker, a member of President Obama's cabinet) ups the ante.  A letter to ICANN is an extragovernmental communication.  This is a communication to the Executive Branch from members of the Legislative Branch.

Greg

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Nigel Roberts <nigel at channelisles.net<mailto:nigel at channelisles.net>> wrote:
I don't think 'thank goodness' is the right reaction.

I read that as upping the ante.


On 20/05/16 15:59, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
well and thank goodness that the letter was not addressed to ICANN this
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