I've been reading up on this Real ID for a few minutes and this caught my eye: Before a card can be issued, the applicant must provide a photo ID or a non-photo ID that includes full legal name and birth date.
Now unless I'm mistaken, this says you can present an ID that the government says isn't good enough in order to get a Real ID that is considered fool proof and will carry a tremendous amount of gravitas.
LOL, only in America....