The e-mail read : Do you want to go down to Washington and lobby Capitol Hill about the muni-wifi ban. I didn't even blink ... Hellyeah. Count me in. So here I am, on my way to Washington to fight Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005 (Introduced in House) [HR 2726 IH]]:

To prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services.

I'll tell you why this is important later in the day. I have to run now ... and, believe me, it has nothing to do with tech.