en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/286734 Comments by Carole http://change.gov/page/content/GeneralDiscussion/#IDComment12832581 Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: Obama and Biden will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation, expand hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepard Act, and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section. - from Obama's Civil Rights plank. What happened to expanding the big umbrella for all of us...I guess it's not really all of us, it sure feels that way. I feel personally attacked by this man as do so many of us. I think this was a big mistake and I hope President Elect Obama can take steps to rectify it. We worked too hard for this to happen and we won't be relegated to the band, but we are good at marching in the streets. I don't want that to happen. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:50:19 +0000 http://change.gov/page/content/GeneralDiscussion/#IDComment12832581