1. The purpose of an editorial/commentary is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise or answer. What do you think is the purpose of Betsy McCaughey’s editorial? Explain your answer.

2.  Consider the following facts from the commentary:

• The Internet was created by the United States a half century ago as a Defense Department project. Within 20 years, its influence spread worldwide, and President Bill Clinton established and funded ICANN to administer the technical side — allocating Web addresses, keeping a “yellow pages” of them and ensuring smooth, unhampered access to Web sites. ICANN reported to the Department of Commerce.
• In recent years, hostile governments have pushed to make ICANN part of the United Nations. ICANN executives argue that “fairness” dictates giving all nations an equal role.
• ICANN now answers to a council that includes over 160 countries. The United States, no longer the referee, has only one vote. Just like China, which blocks tens of thousands of Web sites inimical to Communist Party dogma within its borders. And just like Iran, which censors political messages and photos of women not wearing mandatory Islamic dress.
• The danger is that repressive regimes will outnumber free nations and impose censorship everywhere.
• Under the new arrangement, the United States loses power.
• Opponents of the Obama giveaway are going to court to reverse the move. Last Friday, four states — Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma and Nevada — failed to get a federal court judge to delay the transfer. But expect more litigation ahead. Challenges will question the constitutionality of Obama handing over US government property without getting Congress’ consent.
• In 2014, when Obama announced the deadline for the 2016 handover, Bill Clinton opposed it, saying: “I just know that a lot of these so-called multi stakeholders are really governments that want to gag people and restrict access to the Internet.”

What is the main idea of this editorial?