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GOP Senators Issue Statement Against ICANN October 1 Oversight Transition

September 16, 2016 by Michael Berkens

U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following joint statement urging Democratic senators to oppose the Obama administration’s proposed Internet oversight transition set to take place on October 1:

“It is profoundly disappointing that the Obama administration has decided to press on with its plan to relinquish United States oversight of crucial Internet functions, even though Congress has not given its approval. For years, there has been a bipartisan understanding that the ICANN transition is premature and that critical questions remain unanswered about the influence of authoritarian regimes in Internet governance, the protection of free speech, the effect on national security, and impacts on consumers, just to name a few.

“Without adequate answers to these questions, it would be irresponsible to allow the transition to occur in 15 days simply because of an artificial deadline set by the Obama administration.

“In fact, Democrats at both the state and national level have echoed many of these concerns. For example, former President Bill Clinton has warned that ‘[a] lot of people who have been trying to take this authority away from the U.S. want to do it for the sole purpose of cracking down on Internet freedom and limiting it and having governments protect their backsides instead of empower[ing] their people.’

“The issue of Internet freedom should unite us Americans – Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike. Partisanship and political gamesmanship have no place when it comes to the Internet, basic principles of freedom, and the right of individuals in our great nation and across the globe to speak online free from censorship.

“We urge our Democratic colleagues to work with us to ensure this transition does not occur on October 1.”

Filed Under: ICANN

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

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Comments

  1. Aaron Strong says

    September 16, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    If anything brings Republican and Democrats together it should be this issue. Although, the Obama administration has a history of empowering and appeasing authoritarian regimes with human right abuses, so the ICANN transition should be no surprise.

    • member says

      September 19, 2016 at 5:33 pm

      thanks alex jones

  2. steve brady says

    September 16, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    The Washington Redskins are keeping their name since The President is not involved in trying to change it anymore. In 2014 everyone was convinced the city was days away from the Skins being forced to surrender their team. Then the deal evaporated.

    • Domainer says

      September 17, 2016 at 11:15 am

      We know Obama is a Chicago Bear fan.

      If the Redskins are forced to change their name, Peta was going to use that precedent to force the change of the name of the Chicago Bears. Because Peta does not want bears associated with the barbaric and unethical treatment of people. So, Obama backed off. 🙂

      However, Obama has a ‘wink and smile’ agreement with Hillary that she will pick up the cause.

  3. deplorable says

    September 16, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    Yeah lets give away oversight of the internet to counties that have no regard for freedom of speech.

    Obama what an anti American turd, be gone already.

  4. Rob Bell says

    September 27, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    Here is a new article on the ICANN transition:

    http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/24/obama-admin-wants-to-surrender-us-control-over-internet-to-global-bureaucracy/

    Drew Johnson and Jeff Baron are quoted in this one

  5. Kathy says

    September 30, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    This terrifies me. How farsighted can Congress be


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