Posted on 09/14/2016 3:51:39 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
Here’s the statement of Paul Rosenzweig regarding this.
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/09-14-16-rosenzweig-testimony
‘My testimony today is the product of more than two years of working within ICANN on the proposedIANA transition ...’
[and he has problems with it too.]
I’m working on a thread to organize / streamline most of it.
The broken clock having a moment in the sun.
Give it rest with the Bush minion and saboteur.
The Executive Branch must be pressured to sign the contract renewal even it it takes impeachment. We’ll probably see a lawsuit or some other gamble, but the more public awareness the better.
Testimony of Berin M. Szóka ...
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/09-14-16-szoka-testimony
President Obamas Administration repeatedly assured Congress and the Ameri-can people that it was more important to get the Transition right than to get it done on time. Unfortunately, the Administration has allowed political concernsto trump prudence and U.S. officials have downplayed and dismissed the many legitimate concerns that people have raised about the Transition because it wantsthe Transition to occur before the President leaves office ...
[And this guy supports the transition]
What is broken is patriotism in the White House — no patriotism there.
What needs to be fixed is to simply have that contract renewed by Sept 30.
[a report prior to the hearing for those who want more ‘in-depth]
Senators Examine Internet Naming Authority
https://cei.org/blog/senators-examine-internet-naming-authority
This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts will hold a hearing entitled Protecting Internet Freedom: Implications of Ending U.S. Oversight of the Internet. The hearing will examine the ongoing process to transfer control of the Internets domain name system from the Department of Commerces National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization. ICANN has run the domain name system since 1998 pursuant to a contract with NTIAbut once the so-called IANA transition happens, ICANN will assume sole responsibility for the development of policy over the naming and numbering function of the Internet, as Paul Rosenzweig puts it.
Unsurprisingly, this transition has proven controversial. Although its backers include the Obama administration, many tech companies, and several civil liberties organizations, some prominent Republicans including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have harshly criticized the move as a giveaway to repressive nations like Russia and China. Within the free market community, views differ as to whether control of the Internets domain name system should be transferred to ICANN, with the Mercatus Centers Eli Dourado supporting the move but former Attorney General Ed Meese opposing it. (For an in-depth discussion of who supports and opposes the transition, and why, check out this piece by Anne Hobson and Zach Graves.)
CEIs work on the IANA transition has focused on the separation of powers concerns raised by the Obama administrations ongoing efforts to move forward quickly with the transition. These efforts are problematic in two ways. First, Congress has explicitly denied NTIA the power to use its appropriations to relinquish [its] responsibility with respect to the Internet domain name system in fiscal year 2016. If the NTIA proceeds nevertheless, it would almost certainly violate the Antideficiency Act, which forbids any government official from spending public funds without authorization from Congressor accepting voluntary services to carry out government business. Second, the federal governments control of the Internets domain name system arguably constitutes a form of government property, and as such, Congressand only Congresscan authorize it to be transferred under the Constitutions Property Clause.
For a more detailed discussion of these concerns, see this coalition letter that CEI joined last month along with TechFreedom and many other free market groupsin addition to several prominent individuals, such as Esther Dyson, ICANNs first chairman. The letter urges congressional leadership to safeguard its constitutional prerogatives by suing the administration if it moves forward with the IANA transition without approval from Congress. Such a move would follow in the footsteps of the House of Representatives decision in July 2014 to vote to authorize the Speaker of the House to sue the Department of Health and Human Services for spending money on Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies in excess of Congressional appropriations. (The lawsuit is still pending in federal court.)
Whatever one thinks about the ultimate merits of the IANA transition, its crucial that the process comport with the Constitutionnot only as a matter of upholding the rule of law, but also to ensure that the process is not thwarted by litigation. For now, therefore, the transition should not proceed until Congress is satisfied that the Internet will remain in good hands for years to come.
Suggest you ping the all your favorite URLs. It will echo back their IP addresses. Save that info and you can use it to reach the web sites without using Domain Name Servers (DNS).
freerepublic.com has an IP address of 209.157.64.200
I am against it too. Handing this over is sheer lunacy!
I’m just never convinced where Tead’s true interests are.
Day of reckoning coming. Politicians have lost their senses.
!!!!!!!! FLASH !!!!!!!
‘Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) said he expects that a continuing resolution to extend government funding beyond Sept. 30, the fiscal years close, to include a provision aimed at putting the brakes on this transition.’ — Politico
[I know politico isn’t popular here. I’ll try alternate sourcing.]
ping
Excellent!
I have no idea how it came this close.
I sure will be glad when the Republicans win the majority back.
I just wish Cruz and the other senators and members of the House had raised their objections MONTHS earlier, instead of waiting to try and derail Obama’s giveaway at the last minute.
!!! Reuters confirms .... !!!
Blocking Internet oversight transition a ‘gift to Russia’: Obama administration
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-congress-idUSKCN11K26F
[Strickland, someone who trusts Obama thinks this transition is simply wonderful and prevents Russian hackers or some such thing.]
[But here’s the quote that as I understand it, carries this over past September.]
Senator John Thune, a senior Republican from South Dakota, told reporters Tuesday he expected lawmakers would add language to delay the Internet transition to a bill to fund the government past the end of September.
stop it now or we will stop it later. We are a NATION!!We invented it — it is ours!! We will not give it away like the Panama Canal. Remember the traitors well.
This is so frustrating.
We are just internet users .. and we have no say.
This is taking place under Obama .. when it should have taken place under Trump - wherein this “give away” would not be happening.
If the internet does become a giveaway, I will not be on it.
Congress members did indeed raise objections months and even years ago. But they felt isolated and that it was a ‘done deal’. They suffered from ‘groupthink’ opposition.
Part of the problem was that Cruz was drawing heavy criticism most of this year during the primary. He was not the right leader to champion this at that time even though he and his wife are good at sorting out things like this. But they had too much campaign baggage.
Don't care. Cruz is a globalist, establishmentarian, pond scum eating worm, who isn't fit to sell used cars in Tijuana.
The man is a lying, backstabbing creep, who won't be going back to Washington if I have any say-so. As a Texan, I believe I do.
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