Short summary of my response to that comment: you're wrong, and ICANN does not in fact have the real-world power to liberate .COM from the United States Government.
Unlike Google, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft and the gazillion of US-based CAs who right now can mint certificates not just for .com but also for every other TLD? Those are all not beholden to the US government in your mind???
Unlike Google, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft and the gazillion of US-based CAs who right now can mint certificates not just for .com but also for every other TLD? Those are all not beholden to the US government in your mind???