General comment on draft-ietf-problem-statement-00.txt

[Keith Moore]

> It's important to separate the notion of "ultimate" authority
> from the notion of direct authority. Just because the IESG is
> ultimately responsible for getting the right decision made
> (in the buck stops here sense) doesn't mean that the IESG has
> to be directly involved in every individual decision. 

agreed.

> Rather, what we need is for the ADs to delegate authority
> to individuals who would act on their behalf in specific situations.

perhaps.  

Keith