the alternative is to get a "passport card" which is based on your passport book but is the same size as a driver's license

that's what i will try to do

passport card works as real ID within US while you still need passport book to fly internationally

you can of course use your passport book within US as well, but with the card it fits in your wallet

passport is more money than real ID license though, which is probably why they didn't run out of appointments

real ID is very cheap so they have no incentive to offer enough time slots to meet the demand

even with the $10 cost of real ID ( versus hundreds for passport ) the idiot sheep are complaining about real ID costing money and it being a ripoff

oh you don't like paying to process documents ? well enjoy waiting a year for your time slot then.

dumbfucking commies.

honestly the average person is so dumb they should just be lined up against the wall and buried in a ditch.