Long Lines for Licenses ...

Alabama is trying to become Real-ID-ready as fast as possible, which means that they now check people's Id as carefully sa they think the Real ID law will require. An article by Tiffeny Hurtado in the Decatur Daily discusses the pain foreign residents experience as they line up from 5:30 a.m. for a license.

... Athens and Hartselle have problems because of Real I.D. In Athens, people have arrived as early as 5 a.m. to be first in line. The office gives out numbers, and a number above 10 means another day in line.

Imagine that, a motor vehicle office that can process ten people per day due to all the checking required!