<div dir="ltr">Are these   the four  states that are also  keen on  deep fried Mars bars at their state fairs?   So much for good judgement<div>Glenn</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Holly Raiche <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net" target="_blank">h.raiche@internode.on.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Folks<div><br></div><div>Check Skype. Quoting the latest:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i>Republican attorneys general in four states are filing a lawsuit to block the transfer of internet domain systems oversight from the U.S. to an international governing body.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Nevada Attorney General Paul Laxalt filed a lawsuit on Wednesday night to stop the White House's proposed transition of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>The state officials cite constitutional concerns in their suit against the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. government and the Department of Commerce. (see rest online)</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><br></div><div>Their argument apparently that the Government is giving away property (lawyers will recognise Constitutional issues about property and compensation etc)  So if there is a lawsuit AND it gets hp, hopefully there will be amicus briefs.  </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Holly</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 29 Sep 2016, at 9:01 pm, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="auto"><div><div style="direction:inherit">This is great news Alan. We're witnessing history. Congratulations to all who have made it possible. </div><br><div style="direction:inherit">Saludos,</div><div style="direction:inherit"><br></div><div style="direction:inherit"><br></div><div style="direction:inherit">León</div></div><div><br>El sep. 29, 2016, a las 4:38 AM, Javier Rua <<a href="mailto:javrua@gmail.com" target="_blank">javrua@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><span>Great News!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Javier Rúa-Jovet</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="tel:%2B1-787-396-6511" value="+17873966511" target="_blank">+1-787-396-6511</a></span><br><span>@javrua</span><br><span><a href="http://linkedin.com/javrua" target="_blank">linkedin.com/javrua</a></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sep 28, 2016, at 11:48 PM, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>According to reports, both the US House of Representatives and Senate have passed the Continuing Resolution funding the US government for the period starting October 1 through early December WITHOUT any rider restricting the IANA transition.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The implication is that the IANA Contract with the NTIA will lapse, the new ICANN Bylaws will be in effect and the stewardship transition will be a done-deal.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Alan</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>______________________________<wbr>_________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ALAC mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac" target="_blank">https://atlarge-lists.icann.<wbr>org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>At-Large Online: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" target="_blank">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ALAC Working Wiki: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/<wbr>display/atlarge/At-Large+<wbr>Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)</a></span><br></blockquote><span>______________________________<wbr>_________________</span><br><span>ALAC mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac" target="_blank">https://atlarge-lists.icann.<wbr>org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a></span><br><span></spa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