If any good can come of the terrible tragedy in Charleston. it is that the people of South Carolina now have the opportunity to finally turn a page on our past. Frankly. the Confederate flag does not belong on statehouse grounds. it belongs in a museum. I wish to also express my deep concern about the growth of extremist groups in this country. groups that are motivated by hatredby hatred of African Americans. by hatred of immigrants. by hatred of Jews. by hatred of Muslims. and anyone else who is not exactly like them. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center. sadly. there are some 784 active hate groups in the United States and the number of those groups is growing. Let me express my agreement with NAACP President Cornell Williams Brooks that "we need vigorous prosecution and vigorous investigation of these hate groups and the resources to do so." I call upon the FBI to do just that.
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