We have literally been there before, it's not a solution. An army of nerds hired into a government funded office has the effect of burying the issues out of the

We have literally been there before, it's not a solution. An army of nerds hired into a government funded office has the effect of burying the issues out of the public eye. Over time, with a financially incentivized industry lobby vs a government office doing a thankless task (because it is out of the public eye), you create political imbalances (with the nice-for-some side-effect of employing a few people). The NRA (boo), EFF and Amnesty International have effective models, because their efforts remain in the public eye. I think that if you really care about this issue, it's most effective if you donate to a special interest group like the EFF, and stay informed.