Because then they would be accountable. This whole process was a sham, I wrote about it https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2019/07/01/icann-fails-the-internet-commun

Because then they would be accountable. This whole process was a sham, I wrote about it https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2019/07/01/icann-fails-the-internet-community-allows-an-unlimited-non-profit-tax/ https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2019/07/01/icann-fails-the-int... The contract was written behind closed doors and approved exactly as proposed. The public comment period was a sham (no surprise).