The network that was behind the government shutdown? There's a potential project in here.

An article in today's New York Times refers to this letter (click on title) as the "blueprint" for the resistance that led to the standoff in Congress. If you start with the signatories, you might have the beginnings of an interesting network project... (Added Monday, October 7th: Another NYT article on Cruz, the Republican's use of Social Media, and the shutdown here)