This may be a silly (& uninformed) question, but are there any strong lobbyists that are representing the interest of us hackers? I guess we have the EFF, but

This may be a silly (& uninformed) question, but are there any strong lobbyists that are representing the interest of us hackers? I guess we have the EFF, but what's the power structure look like? Are the odds stacked against us? (NB: I use the term "us" loosely to refer to the common ideals found often on HN)