Just that there should be some evidence that the ccTLD is being administered by someone with the support of the community. It seems that GAC is ahead of other bodies that might make recommendations to the board. It wouldn't be good if GAC was organized enough to send a recommendation while the DNSO was still in the formation process. A. Agreed in that that would be a bad thing. But the board knows what it's doing.
Governments have legitimate roles as representatives of interests of citizens.
But some worry of incompetence in representatives. A. Perhaps infrastructure already in place to keep government representatives in line, qualified. If dissatisfied, contact country in question. Intellectual property protection for the purpose of rewarding companies that make investment, protecting consumers. No statement of endorsement.