Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) has introduced a bill that would allow the Secretary of State (which today is Marco Rubio) to designate any US citizen a “terrorist supporter” based on their online speech, and deny them a passport.
First of all, a passport should be a right to any US citizen and a service provided by the US government. Refusing to issue a passport is essentially the equivalent of confiscating one’s passport—something that is already illegal to do.
Second, the First Amendment prohibits the government from creating laws that constrain people’s right to speech and opinion, something that Republicans have seemingly never understood. For a government agency to deny service to a citizen based on their speech is clearly unconstitutional.
“NEW BILL WOULD GIVE MARCO RUBIO “THOUGHT POLICE” POWER TO REVOKE U.S. PASSPORTS”
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/13/marco-rubio-revoke-us-passports-terrorism/
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