[ga] Text of ballot question

["James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>]

From yesterdays comments, this is the proposed text.
Jamie

=======May 9 text=====
The GA asks the US Department of Commerce to have an open competition for
the services now provided by ICANN, provided that the new competition would
address the need to develop an international framework for DNS management.
The rationale for asking for a new open competition is that ICANN has
dramatically changed the initial terms of reference for ICANN, and is
proposing even further changes. These proposed changes have met extensive
opposition in the Internet community and go even further from the original
terms of reference. The  new open competition  would allow the DoC to
consider both the ICANN board proposal for restructuring,  and alternatives
offered by others for managing key Internet resources, while providing for a
public record of the process for enhanced visibility.  The GA also reminds
the DoC, that in the Green and the White  Paper, the USG made it clear that
it intends to withdraw from DNS management. An open competition should aim
to achieve comprehensive privatization and internationalization of DNS
services, consistent with the need for stability, but also innovation,
competition and freedom.
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