"The 40-year old lawyer, head of the Public Knowledge nonprofit group here, plans to recruit a ragtag band of technophiles and train them to become a corps of effective political activists on the Internet front. "

Someone with real funding finally attempts to organize the grass roots internet users for political purposes. This stands in stark contrast to Lawrence Lessig's opinion that geeks are "too apathetic" to wield political power.

Bring in the geeks - Tech News - CNET.com