Lincoln's memorable Gettysburg Address closes with the following lines:

...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Most would agree that we need a federal government that obeys the Constitution, and frees us to prosper as individual Americans. While we might identify with various social and economic interest groups, those group associations should not influence our federal government. Our federal government needs to serve the people, and not pit one special interest group against another for government favors.

It's clear I need to raise a lot of money to compete in a general election against our 11-term incumbent. I am encouraged to see that the support I have received is entirely from individuals, while a great Web site reveals that our incumbent representative has been attracting funds from corporate and special interests with all sorts of agendas:

Representative David E. Price (D-NC 4th)
Political Action Committee Contributions: 2007-2008 Campaign Cycle
Total 2007-2008 campaign contributions: $114,750
Contributor Total

ASEA BROWN BOVERI (ABB) POLICY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $250

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $1000

TURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC) $1000

BAKER DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL AND BENKOWITZ PC PAC (BAKER DONELSON PAC) $1000

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1000

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1000

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTMASTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (NAPUS PAC) $1000

HUMANE USA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

BOEING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1000

PMA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT MEDICAL MARIJUANA PAC OR MPP MEDICAL MARIJUANA PAC $1000

ALTRIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $1000

JACOBS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND OF JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. $1000

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

FEDERAL EXPRESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A.-AGLIWD/NMU $1000

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

WEXLER & WALKER PUBLIC POLICY ASSOC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

SAIC VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

PROGRESS ENERGY EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL PAC $1000

TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1000

AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE. $1000

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1500

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2000

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2000

SABRE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $2000

NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

BAYER CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE-LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. $2000

NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC $2000

BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $2000

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (DUPONT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $2000

AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

TYCO INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC(TYCO INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE PAC) $2000

EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $2000

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $2000

ACCENTURE PAC $2000

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $2000

DEERE & COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) $2000

GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2000

FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2500

NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2500

ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2500

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $2500

MOTOROLA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2500

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC) $3000

ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION $4000

GENERAL DYNAMICS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION PLAN (GDVPCP) $4000

HARRIS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5000

LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5000

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5000

RAYTHEON COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5000

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5500

That's an impressive list of corporate and special interests lining up outside Rep. Price's door. The irony is that the interest groups seeking positive social and economic change would be much better off saving their money, and having their members give me donations as individual contributions.

On the other hand, the interest groups advancing only selfish agendas better keep donating to David Price. If they're in business only to live off the federal government, they'll prefer that I not win this election in November.

You see, a Constitutional federal government that frees us to prosper as individual Americans makes our entire country and economy much stronger. Instead of fighting each other over government favors, we can focus on entrepreneurship, prospering in a free society, and making our community, country, and world a better place.

Help us bring back a federal government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people. Please make your most generous contribution to our campaign today.