Never underestimate the newfound digital power of advocacy groups to lobby lawmakers. Tuesday's protest against government surveillance, dubbed The Day We Fight Back, generated more than 85,000 phone calls and 175,000 emails to members of Congress, thanks to more than 6,000 websites that agreed to host a banner to direct voters to act.
Twitter hashtag #StoptheNSA got plenty of play, both by activists and lawmakers such as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep.
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