Fired Up, LLC Seeks FEC Advisory Opinion

Fired Up! LLC, which operates FiredUpAmerica.com, and other Internet news sites, today submitted a request for an advisory opinion from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) seeking affirmation that its national network of progressive blogs falls within the press exemption of federal campaign finance law.  (Click here for a .pdf copy of the request for an advisory opinion)
 
“People are relying more and more on the Internet as a source for news and information about important issues and events of the day.  The Fired Up! network is pleased to be one of a large variety of sources for that news and information,” said Roy Temple, spokesman for Fired Up!. 

Fired Up! LLC publishes a network of progressive web sites that provide news, editorials and commentary regarding current events and issues. 

“Blogs encourage public discourse,” said Temple.  “The FEC should clarify the law on this matter so that millions of Americans can continue to enjoy the benefit of citizen journalism, and citizen journalists can continue to offer their views and perspectives without fear that the law will later be interpreted in a hostile way.”

The flagship site is Fired Up! America which can be found on the web at HTTP://WWW.FIREDUPAMERICA.COM.   Fired Up! LLC also operates three state specific sites covering news in Missouri, Maryland and Washington, available at HTTP://WWW.FIREDUPMISSOURI.COM, HTTP://WWW.FIREDUPMARYLAND.COM and HTTP://WWW.FIREDUPWASHINGTON.COM.  Fired Up! intends to add sites in the near future.

Under 2 U.S.C. § 437f(a)(1), the FEC has 60 days to render a written advisory opinion based on the request by Fired Up!.