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tubemaster t1_ivpdxrt wrote

Part of where they're coming from is when you register for a license, the RMV workers make a big deal of "do you want to register to vote today? say yes, it's easy might as well do it when it's convenient, oh and by the way it's technically illegal to vote if you're not a citizen but that's on you...". Similar to the organ donor thing...

Otherwise, yes since we don't have voter ID the license itself is kinda moot. However, it seems logical that someone who could in their conscience break one law that's not enforced too strictly (immigration) would have no problem breaking another that has the appearance of being the same (voting) even if there are other safeguards against it. While they might not go out of their way to do it, if an RMV worker poses the question to them they might think "why not..."

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Edit: note that a better alternative would be to simply not ask the voter registration question for someone who provides the alternative document set for undocumented immigrants. One simple change like that renders the whole issue moot, and we get the benefits of every driver being properly licensed and insured.

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tubemaster t1_ivk087t wrote

Reply to comment by fins4ever in I-89 or I-91/93? by philly1750

It is, but once you get south of Plymouth it's just another highway in Central/Southern NH. Still worth seeing the Notch though, but IMO 89 and 91 are overall a better drive.

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tubemaster t1_ivjz8pt wrote

While I-93 is stunning through the Notch, it tends to be more crowded with tourists in BMWs from Lincoln southward so definitely a more stressful drive. Meanwhile, I-89 is quite beautiful going through the mountain pass SE of Lebanon, and all of I-91 in Vermont is super scenic sandwiched between mountains and the Connecticut River, and neither get nearly as much tourist traffic. When I personally make the trip from NEK VT to the Newburyport MA area, I usually go I-91 to I-89 due to these reasons.

Technically it's a few minutes faster to get through the notch, but that is more due to the 70MPH speed limit on I-93 (which is basically a moot point anyway, since most people go 75-80 on all highways around here and cops don't bat an eye)

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