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by triceratops 2169 days ago
> Don't presume I'm arguing in bad faith or dismiss my arguments as "feelings" just because I disagree with you

You're right, and I apologize. It's a long and heated comment thread :-)

> I've been trying to show that it's a valid concern.

Are you at least somewhat more convinced now that these "concerns" are really more about casting doubts on the validity of California's elections? And on automatic registration in general? Because the facts are that undocumented people aren't registered to vote when they get a license or ID, even if they try to.

> It took some 15 comments and multiple sources before this safeguard was posted - it's not even on the Snopes page.

Agreed. It took me some digging to find the exact source too, and I'm surprised Snopes didn't have it. It should have been right at the top of the article.

> Penalties don't matter if no one is enforcing them.

If there was something to find, there would be enforcement. I've already shown that it isn't hard to find evidence of wrongdoing. Why aren't state or federal prosecutors going after them?