Passport

I have a strange feeling that I should get a passport. I have no desire to travel outside the U. S., but I do believe that the day of a national ID card are coming and having a passport will make the transition much less complicated. Do you know how much of a pain in the ass getting a passport is?

I have a reoccurring nightmare of my family being held on a very crowded side of a fence covered with U. S. soldiers aiming guns in our direction while saying something threw bull-hors to the effect "If you can prove you are a citizen, come to the front of the line." Maybe not having it is the better option.