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

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