by: the voice of reason | several schools across the nation have decided to close on election day over fears of possible violence in the hallways stemming from the fallout from the heated rhetoric that consumed the campaign trail. as we the people of the united states prepare for the election of the 45th president of the republic, with each passing day our country is becoming increasingly more polarized, and tensions continue to build between opposing sides. as evidence of the rising tensions, one needs to look no further than some of biggest stories of this past week, stories that were shockingly underreported by a mainstream media just as corrupt and dishonest as those they cover. arguably the three largest stories of the week have been the chairman of the military<u+2019>s joint chiefs of staff reminding u.s. troops of the oath they took as members of the united states military, and of their required commitment to the chain of command throughout this election season, a former member of congress calling for an armed revolt if hillary clinton wins (alleging there is no way for her to <u+201c>legitimately<u+201d> win without massive fraud), and most recently, the last minute announcement by fbi director james comey that the fbi has re-opened its investigation into hillary clinton<u+2019>s email scandal, at a time when people are literally inside voting booths casting their early ballots. one major national news story noticeably absent in the non-stop drip of mindless drivel coming from pundits in the mainstream media, is the very real threat of danger due to violence as a result of whoever the eventual election winner turns out to be. thankfully, on a more local level, various officials appear to be taking the threats posed by both sides more seriously, and several states have now announced that schools will be closed for the election, specifically citing their concern for students<u+2019> safety from the potential for violence. in the video below, i explain why it<u+2019>s unconscionable that our alleged <u+201c>news<u+201d> outlets would neglect to mention the fact that entire school districts are shutting down out of fear for student safety. we<u+2019>re not talking <u+201c>conspiracy theory<u+201d> here either. we<u+2019>re talking about actual police chiefs recognizing the danger being presented, various state officials recognizing the threats posed, the highest ranking member of our nation<u+2019>s military, and now various school districts all saying the same thing: danger ahead! if you have children, you might want to look into whether your child<u+2019>s school district has decided to suspend classes yet. if they haven<u+2019>t, don<u+2019>t be surprised when they do. michael snyder writes: will this be the most chaotic election day in modern american history? all across the nation, schools are being closed on election day due to safety fears. traditionally, schools have been very popular as voting locations because they can accommodate a lot of people, they usually have lots of parking, and everyone in the community knows where they are and can usually get to them fairly easily. but now there is a big movement to remove voting from schools or to shut schools down on election day so that children are not present when voting takes place. according to fox news , <u+201c>voting has been removed or classes have been canceled on election day at schools in illinois, maine, nebraska, new hampshire, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin and elsewhere.<u+201d> just a couple days ago , i shared with you a survey that found that 51 percent of all americans are concerned about violence happening on election day, and all of these schools closing is just another sign of how on edge much of the population is as we approach november 8th. many officials are being very honest about the fact that schools are being shut down on election day because they are afraid of election violence. the following comes from fox news <u+2026> several schools across the nation have decided to close on election day over fears of possible violence in the hallways stemming from the fallout from the heated rhetoric that consumed the campaign trail. the fear is the ugliness of the election season could escalate into confrontations and even violence in the school hallways, endangering students. <u+201c>if anybody can sit there and say they don<u+2019>t think this is a contentious election, then they aren<u+2019>t paying much attention,<u+201d> ed tolan, the falmouth, maine police chief, said tuesday. his community has already called off classes on nov. 8 and an increased police presence will be felt around town. and without a doubt, voting locations are <u+201c>soft targets<u+201d> that often have little or no security. we have been blessed to have had such peaceful elections in the past, but we also need to realize that times have changed. i believe that there is wisdom in what georgia secretary of state brian kemp told reporters <u+2026> <u+201c>there is a concern, just like at a concert, sporting event or other public gathering that we didn<u+2019>t have 15 or 20 years ago,<u+201d> said georgia secretary of state brian kemp, co-chairman of the national association of secretaries of state election committee. <u+201c> what if someone walks in a polling location with a backpack bomb or something? if that happens at a school, then that<u+2019>s certainly concerning.<u+201d> all it is going to take is a single incident to change everything. let us hope that it is not this election day when we see something like that. another reason why polling locations are under increased scrutiny this election season is because of concerns about election fraud. this is something that donald trump has alluded to repeatedly on the campaign trail. for instance, just consider what he told a rally in pennsylvania <u+2026> <u+201c>we don<u+2019>t want to lose an election because you know what i<u+2019>m talking about,<u+201d> trump told an overwhelmingly white crowd in manheim, pa., earlier this month. <u+201c>because you know what? that<u+2019>s a big, big problem, and nobody wants to talk about it. nobody has the guts to talk about it. so go and watch these polling places .<u+201d> and of course reports are already pouring in from around the country of big problems with the voting machines. in illinois this week, one candidate personally experienced a machine switching his votes from republicans to democrats<u+2026> early voting in illinois got off to a rocky start monday, as votes being cast for republican candidates were transformed into votes for democrats. republican state representative candidate jim moynihan went to vote monday at the schaumburg public library. <u+201c>i tried to cast a vote for myself and instead it cast the vote for my opponent,<u+201d> moynihan said. <u+201c>you could imagine my surprise as the same thing happened with a number of races when i tried to vote for a republican and the machine registered a vote for a democrat.<u+201d> in addition, if you keep up with my work on the economic collapse blog , then you already know that a number of voters down in texas have reported that their votes were switched from donald trump to hillary clinton . well, it turns out that those voting machines appear to have a link to the clinton foundation <u+2026> according to opensecrets, the company who provided the alleged glitching voting machines is a subsidiary of the mccarthy group. the mccarthy group is a major donor to the clinton foundation <u+2013> apparently donating 200,000 dollars in 2007 <u+2013> when it was the largest owner of united states voting machines. or perhaps the 200,000 dollars went to paying bill clinton for speeches? either way, it doesn<u+2019>t look good. after everything that we saw in 2012 , i am convinced that there is good reason to be concerned about the integrity of our voting machines. but democrats don<u+2019>t like poll observers, because they think that having too many poll observers will intimidate their voters<u+2026> <u+201c>it<u+2019>s un-american, but at the same time we have a long history of doing things like that ,<u+201d> ari berman, author of the 2016 book <u+201c> give us the ballot: the modern struggle for voting rights in america ,<u+201d> previously told the christian science monitor. <u+201c>voting was very, very dangerous. i don<u+2019>t think anyone<u+2019>s suggesting that we<u+2019>re at the same place today. i just think the loss of the [official poll observers] is going to be really problematic.<u+201d> without a doubt, this has been the craziest election season that we have seen in decades, and i have a feeling that it is about to get even crazier. but will the end result be the election of the most corrupt politician in the history of our country ? if that is the outcome after all that we have been through, it will be exceedingly depressing indeed. the voice of reason is the pen name of michael depinto, a graduate of capital university law school, and an attorney in florida. having worked in the world trade center, along with other family and friends, michael was baptized by fire into the world of politics on september 11, 2001. michael<u+2019>s political journey began with tuning in religiously to whatever the talking heads on television had to say, then michael became a <u+201c>tea-bagging<u+201d> activist as his liberal friends on the left would say, volunteering within the jacksonville local tea party, and most recently michael was sworn in as an attorney. today, michael is a major contributor to www.beforeitsnews.com , he owns and operates www.thelastgreatstand.com , where michael provides what is often very <u+2018>colorful<u+2019> political commentary, ripe with sarcasm, no doubt the result of michael<u+2019>s frustration as he feels we are witnessing the end of the american empire. the topics michael most often weighs in on are: martial law, fema camps, jade helm, economic issues, government corruption, and government conspiracy. submit your review
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