Masquerading as a rallying cry for ccTLD delegates,…

Masquerading as a rallying cry for ccTLD delegates, the The Hagen/von Arx Declaration of Independence is nothing more than alternate root proposal in disguise - and absolute tripe. "Our solution attempts, first, to reassert sovereignty over ccTLDs because national control over individual ccTLDs ensures national participation, accountability and visibility. Secondly, once individual nation states are in control of their own ccTLDs, multilateral negotiations can take place to create a regulatory framework within which individual nations can recognize each others domains." They presume that by creating alternate root servers then governments can nationally legislate which ones the network providers in the respective countries see, and multinationally negotiate the rules for operation. I don't know about you, but my government can do whatever the hell they want with their TLD already And, as far as I care, they can also do what ever they want to do insofar as which root they recognize. Please note that I like my Internet the way it is. I am sure that there are thousands of entrepreneurs across Canada that also enjoy the virtues of an Internet free from poorly conceived and self-serving legislation such as what this document proposes - the Real Internet. Dr. Mr. Government, please don't forget that a lot of these entrepreneurs also own and operate businesses that, because of the virtues of the Real Internet, can relocate relatively easily to a region that hasn't attempted to legislate the Real Internet into the dust. Put another way - do whatever you want with your TLD - keep your hands off my Internet, I like who operates it just fine - warts and all.