Should not would. My idea not the plan -- Paul Sent from myMail app for Android Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 07:10AM -06:00 from David Post < [log in to unmask]> : >At 10:37 PM 8/10/2015, Paul Rosenzweig wrote: >>I would like to suggest that the single most >>critical aspect that the NCSG could comment on >>(and on which I plan to comment independently) >>is the one that has already been raised on this >>list by Milton that is the ambiguity as to the >>role of governments in the reformed ICANN. My own view is as follows: >> >>1) If they wish, governments could >>participate as all other stakeholders do in the >>new community structure. If they did that, >>however, they would lose the privileged status >>that their advice gets in board consideration. [SNIP] > > >Paul: can you explain that? Why would >participating in the new community structure mean >that GAC would lose its privileged status? > >David > >******************************* >David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation >blog (Volokh Conspiracy) http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post >book (Jefferson's Moose) http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n >music http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic >publications etc. http://www.davidpost.com >******************************* >