steven emerson. caller: according to cornell law university committeeperson commits a threat of terrorism, they can automatically be picked up -- according to cornell law university, if a person commits a threat of terrorism, they can automatically be picked up. why did not portland, even in their own law, state and that a person commits or even threatens to commit, has not done barbel the harm, why did they not taken up instead of creating a fake bomb threat? guest: saying i want to bomb targets in the u.s. is not in violation of law, it is protected by free speech. but when you say in specifically that you want to carry out bombing attacks against the dc metro system, that is when you cross the line. in cases involving the mafia or other gangs, the fbi wants to ensure the public is protected. in doing so, they want to be sure that the person carrying out these threats, threatening to carry out these threats, is put away for the maximum time possible. in this case, if someone is saying i want to blow up the metro system, blow up a building in chicago, blow up synagogues or national park facilities, the is fulfi