Amazing things are being done on the Internet. I'll give you two examples.
A small group of private individuals has made it possible for British citizens to send faxes --- for free --- to the Members of Parliament (MPs) who represent them. If you do not know who your MP is, this site can find out for you. This may sound simple, but the smooth, simple approach taken by this Website has drastically increased the number of citizen faxes received by MPs in England. All to the good, in my opinion; I am a big fan of grassroots political activism. It's all at http://www.faxyourmp.com/.
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