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On 10 May 2015 06:40, "Bill Woodcock" <<a href="mailto:woody@pch.net">woody@pch.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > On May 9, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Andrew Sullivan <<a href="mailto:ajs@anvilwalrusden.com">ajs@anvilwalrusden.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > This is basically an argument that we have to do everything at the time of transition because after that it'll be impossible to get changes. If that's true, then the accountability changes will have been inadequate. If that's what we think will happen, we should resist the transition _at all_.<br>
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> The argument that’s been presented to me is that once _Congress_ has allowed the transition to go forward, _Congress_ will lose any opportunity to tinker under ICANN’s hood, so _Congress_ wants to do any tinkering now, before allowing the transition to go forward.<br>
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Yeah and the community powers would have come into action; so while Congress losses the opportunity, the community will gain the opportunity. What Congress may need to ensure is that the accountability mechanisms proposed gets implemented before transition and I think the last letter from NTIA to the Chairs of the various communities was quite strong about that.</p>
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