Jokes aside, this sort of stuff is complicated. Seen from Vint Cerf's position it might sound legitimate. Certainly some form of reorganization which might collect more funding for development and maintenance of the internet in the public interest wouldn't by itself be bad on its face.
It wouldn't be the first time some up-in-the-clouds authority had too much trust in their friends and colleagues that what they were up-to was actually kosher and, as a result, carelessly dispensed with the required ritual corporate-speak niceties only to suffer embarrassment later.
You should also keep in mind that any time you see someone quoted in a press release there is a very high chance that the press release author wrote the quote. It's the norm to suggest copy and pass it over for approval. Some people have their staff accept boring pap like that from friendly organizations without ever seeing it themselves.
I personally never let someone write a quote for me and I found that this turned me into a nuisance... but lots of people do (presumably they don't like being nuisances!). I think they deserve what they get for it, but understanding what might have happened can make it more explicable if not more excusable.
Yes, like politicians that spend their careers compromising on every issue to keep in office, so they can press their serious issue they care about. And find a 20-year career has passed and they never did it.
People live one day, one decision at a time. Without a clear 'mission statement' and a clear knowledge of the risk carried by each decision, we all tend to be very conservative. Which means, support the status quo for now in hope of better change in the future. Which might never come.
