Obama: Bush que não respeita o Constitution

O candidato presidencial democrático Barack Obama em sexta-feira acusa o presidente Bush da não respeita o Constitution entre o uproar sobre o acendimento de oito prosecutors federais. O senator de Illinois fêz exame também de um swipe em embattled o Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Obama juntou diversas outras democratas na chamada para que Gonzales renuncie.

“Eu era um professor da lei constitutional, que significasse ao contrário do presidente que atual eu respeito realmente o Constitution,” Obama dissesse uma audiência em um fundraiser da campanha. “Eu acredito em um Attorney General que seja realmente o advogado do pessoa, não advogado do presidente.”

Obama’s remarks drew one of the most enthusiastic responses in a speech often interrupted by applause.

Gonzales acknowledged Friday there is confusion about his role in firing the eight U.S. attorneys last fall. His former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, told Congress Thursday that prosecutors put on a list to be fired got there in part because they were not deemed “loyal Bushies.”

During his stop in Florida, Obama held a brief meeting with Democratic lawmakers and then spoke for about three minutes to more than 100 college students who held an impromptu rally outside an IMAX theater where he held his fundraiser.

“I just hope that everyone here has that same sense of urgency that I do,” Obama told the students. “I hope the young people in particular use this campaign as a vehicle to get involved and engaged. This is one of those rare moments where we could change history, and those moments don’t come that often. So I hope that all of you take advantage of it.” POLITICS

Inside the fundraiser, which was a sellout at 640 tickets and raised about $150,000, people packed a room and balcony.

Obama told the group that he can unite the country, and a united country will bring change.

“But there are going to be times when I’m tired, there are going to be times when I’m weary, there are going to be times when I make mistakes, but none of that matters if we have millions of voices who are coming together insisting on a new America,” he said.

At the Capitol, Obama signed books for a handful of lawmakers before inching his way through a packed room.

“One of the things that I’ve come to realize is how much I learn in the state Legislature, because there’s very few jobs that give you a better sense of the state and the people in it _ the struggles they’re going through every day,” Obama said. “It was that experience in the Legislature that convinced me that politics can be a noble calling.”

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