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<div>Excellent statement, Steve.&nbsp;</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">It's very concerning that Council's house divided against itself voting structure could prevent a GNSO supermajority from exercising its will on a critical EC issue.&nbsp;<br>
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On Aug 10, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Steve DelBianco &lt;<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<div>&lt;BC comment on GNSO procedures for the Empowered Community.pdf&gt;</div>
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