Must be Monday, I had trouble logging into this here thing.

The Internet will help democracy. Right.

The Internet is a technology, not a social motivator in and of itself. There are a lot of neat things that can be done. But, a few other factors must obtain first.
1) The application of the technology to political goals, be it achieving totalitarianism or libertarianism (or whatever) must have an effect where it matters. Otherwise, it's like preaching to the choir.
2) There needs to be a wide, popular acceptance of the technology. Otherwise no one's going to get the message, as if one were to mail manifestos on Beta format videotape.
3) People have to care. That refers to the multitudes beyond the (relatively few) committed activists. It's not about screaming and hollering at a summit meeting after everyone got the email to be there after morning granola. Radicalism scares people. Politics bores people. The Internet, by itself, isn't going to fix that.
4) If you want to use new means of communication to leverage the processes of democracy (e.g., writing to a representative), great. Bear in mind that if they don't care about what you have to say, they aren't going to listen, whether you write a letter, e-mail, phone, fax, telegraph, or send smoke signals.

Summary: "E" stuff ain't the solution. Whacking an "E" on the front of the word doesn't make the concept renewed, rethought, and evergreen. It just means that now there's an "E" on the front. Think about what you're trying to accomplish, think about and really understand the structures that you have to deal with (and not just from a rabid, ideological angle either). Then, assess the tools at your disposal, and strategize. That's, in my opinion, smarter than going gung-ho for "E".

That said, it's a rather interesting resource here:
Democracies Online Newswire - Announcements about E-Democracy, E-Government, Politics Online, and more