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>> bill: they should have done that? >> absolutely what what prosecutor adams says here is absolutely right. >> do you have any of theory why they did not pursue of it. >> there is not a good answer. you are a former frazell prosecutor you conclude not a fix. >> we could have prosecuted it. thats why im so angry. >> they should have proceeded full on in this case. >> bill: why didnt they proceed. >> this bothers me because i believe they are north being race neutral in their enforcement of the v...

It called the second american revolution. in recent years, theyve gotten more politically active. in the last election, a writer in the groups magazine sized up barack obama. i believe that his rhetoric and anti-white legislative proposals would stir up racial riots that would seriously damage race relations in america. they have not been implicated with the acts of violence or terrorism. is it a hate group? the answer is no. even its biggest critic, the southern poverty law center which closely...

Well stop calling him a white supremacist when he stops being one. >> reporter: thats a charge he denies. if the sons of confederate veterans isnt a hate group, what is it? >> were a veterans organization like other veteran organizations. with the difference being veterans of foreign wars, theres always going to be a new generation of veterans coming along to take care of the older veterans. there would never again be any confederate veterans, so the confederate veterans turned over their sons. ...

After they lost to rewrite slavery wasnt the main cause of the war. >> reporter: on its website, the group describes its mission as defending the heros who fought for liberty and freedom in what it called the second american revolution. in recent years, theyve gotten more politically active. in the last election, a writer in the groups magazine sized up barack obama. i believe that his rhetoric and anti-white legislative proposals would stir up racial riots that would seriously damage race relat...

Mainstream. the southern law center disagrees. >> hes on record for race mixing. well stop calling him a white supremacist when he stops being one. >> reporter: thats a charge he denies. if the sons of confederate veterans isnt a hate group, what is it? >> were a veterans organization like other veterans. with the difference being veterans of foreign wars, theres always going to be a new generation of veterans coming along to take care of the older veterans. there would never again be any confed...

On "gone with the wind" aspect of the story and some view them as the lost cause. >> the lost cause is mythology created by white southerners in the aftermath of the civil war after they lost to rewrite slavery wasnt the main cause of the war. >> reporter: on its website, the group describes its mission as defending the heros who fought for liberty and freedom in what it called the second american revolution. in recent years, theyve gotten more politically active. in the last alaselection, they ...

Extremists. he was a member of the group but left because it got too political. >> i dont believe its a hate group. i believe there are people who qualify as member of hate group. i meet fine people and met some scum. unfortunately, the scum tends to be more active in the group. >> reporter: among the groups more prominent members is this man, kirk lyons, a lawyer who got married in the compound and defended racists and white supremacists. he told us he no longer defends extremists, his work for...

South. these are white supremicist groups. >> reporter: gilbert can attest to that. he was a member of sons of confederate veterans, but left because it got too political. >> i dont believe its a hate group. i believe there are members who qualify as member of hate group. ive met some fine fell with the group and ive met some scum. unfortunately, the scum tends to be more active in the group. >> reporter: among the groups more prominent members is this man, kirk lyons who got married in the aria...

Groups says no. >> we have been monitoring the group a very long time because the organization is shot through with members of hate groups like the council of conservative citizens and lee of the south, white supremesist groups. >> reporter: gilbert can attest to that. he was a member of sovereigns c -- sons of confederate but left because it got too political. >> i dont believe its a hate group. i believe there are members who qualify as member of hate group. i meet fine people and met some scu...

Day. >> and from icons to idiots there is despicable as my nose is pickable. i speak of the west borough baptist church. getting their jollies protesting at funerals of dead solders in order to claim u.s. military deaths are gods punishment for americas acceptance of gays. they suck. we know that in. 2006 albert snyder sued the hate group. they protested at the funeral of his sochblt the jury award him $5 million. but the verdict was appealed. the court threw it out saying the churchs hateful si...