Over the past months in Portland, Seattle, Middlebury, and Berkeley, cities and universities have been racked by threats and violence. Other cities have avoided the turmoil by yielding to the demands of extremists, who often operate under the guise of equality and justice.

Several governments, including that of Berkeley, have turned a blind eye to the violence and coercive tactics of the Antifa banner, which threatens free speech.

According to 18 U.S.C § 2331, domestic terror:

involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

appear to be intended--

to intimidate or coerce a civilian population

http://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/18-us...