Get a load of this one. 

Last week, Republicans in the United States introduced a bill that would make it easier to deny or revoke U.S. passports…even for citizens who already hold one.

This small provision of a much larger bill would allow the Secretary of State to unilaterally revoke or deny for anyone who has “knowingly aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise provided material support” to any group he deems a foreign terrorist organization. 

On the surface, this may seem reasonable enough. 

I don’t think anyone would expect a government to meet legitimate terrorists with anything but the harshest treatment under the law. 

But here’s the problem…

This “small provision” would grant the Secretary of State sweeping new powers, the kind of unilateral authority that’s ripe for political abuse, whether by this administration or the next.

Phrases like “assisted” or “provided material support” can be vague and dangerously broad.

And given that the President can declare almost any group a terrorist organization - as Trump recently did with Antifa - who is to say what this power ends?

Maybe today it’s Antifa…but tomorrow? Who knows. 

Heck, it was only a few years ago that Joe Biden was openly calling MAGA Republicans “extremists” and “threats to Democracy.”

Just ask the current Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. 

She was reportedly flagged under the “Quiet Skies” TSA watch list during the Biden administration.

While this was reversed and blamed on her travel triggering an algorithm, Gabbard had a different take at the time:

“The Harris-Biden regime has now labelled me a domestic terror threat. Why? They see me as a threat to their power.”

If someone of Gabbard’s stature can be put on a terrorist watch list, what makes you think it couldn’t happen to you?

Whether or not this bill passes with the provision included, the fact that it’s even being proposed is a stark reminder:

Your government, at any time, for any reason, could revoke your passport.

This is why a second passport is not a luxury; it's a necessity.

It’s about protecting yourself from the day your own government decides you’re the problem.

Just like you insure your house against fire, or your car against theft...

You need insurance against political uncertainty.

And that’s exactly what a second passport gives you.

If you’re one of the many waking up to this reality, I strongly recommend you read this important letter.

Speak soon,

Mikkel

PS. If I were starting over and going after my first second passport today, I'd look to Latin America without hesitation. That’s why I’m hosting the Expat Money Online Summit 2025: The Future is Latin America, now less than 3 weeks away from October 10-12. Top experts from across Latin America will join me to show you exactly why your future, your wealth, and your freedom depend on building your Plan B south of the border. It’s free to attend, but you must register in advance. Reserve your complimentary ticket here. 

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