alt Hacker NewsICANN _are_ the DNS police? They author DNS RFCs, they manage namespace delegation.
Community groups can make their own competing DNS hierarchy and governing body and perhaps should but I don't think saying ICANN aren't responsible here is reasonable.
ICANN are the registry police, not the resolver police. I am proposing that resolvers wield their influence, not registries/registrars.
Formal objections require standing, procedural compliance and fees. Demanding monetary payment in order to issue an objection means that ICANN not acting as a responsible party in my view.