[NA-Discuss] MAILCARD Feedbacl

John R. Levine johnl at iecc.com
Tue Jan 17 19:17:04 UTC 2017


> With the exception of U.S. VI we don't have ALSes from the other territories, 
> and we have tried to recruit them...
>
> For some of the Pacific territories, APRALO said "hands off" I think

They better not have -- Guam and Saipan are as American as PR and the 
USVI.


>
>
> On 1/17/17 12:51 PM, John R. Levine wrote:
>>> This  is the self identified  view of all three of the PR  reps that
>>> provided feedback on the card.
>> 
>> I believe it, but it is not the view of the American reps, and PR is in 
>> NARALO because it is part of the United States.
>> 
>> If we separately call out Puerto Rico, we *must* also call out the US 
>> Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa, since their status as 
>> part of the US is the same as that of Puerto Rico.  This is not negotiable.
>> 
>> R's,
>> John
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:06 PM, John R. Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I like it, although I would not describe myself as an American (or a
>>>>>> Canadian, of course). ...
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> I really, really, do not want to get into this parochial political fight.
>>>> Puerto Ricans are US citizens, they have US passports, and they can 
>>>> travel
>>>> freely to and from the rest of the US just like any other US citizens.
>>>> 
>>>> There are surely some Puerto Ricans who wish it were otherwise, but the
>>>> facts are what they are.  PR is part of NARALO beause PR is part of the
>>>> U.S., not because of its physical location.  Cuba and the Bahamas are
>>>> closer to the mainland US than PR is, but they're in the LAC region 
>>>> because
>>>> they're not part of the U.S.
>>>> 
>>>> On the other hand, if we're going to call out Puerto Rico separately, we
>>>> need also call out the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, 
>>>> and
>>>> perhaps Hawaii, all of which are in NARALO because they're part of the 
>>>> U.S.
>>>> even though they're physically located in other regions.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
>>>> Dummies",
>>>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
>>>> 
>>>> ------
>>>> NA-Discuss mailing list
>>>> NA-Discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>>>> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss
>>>> 
>>>> Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org
>>>> ------
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for 
>> Dummies",
>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
>> ------
>> NA-Discuss mailing list
>> NA-Discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss
>> 
>> Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org
>> ------
>> 
>> 
>
>
>

Regards,
John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly


More information about the NA-Discuss mailing list