What's a good reason a person would have two passports?

[tammywammy]

76. The other part is those that have to send their passports away for weeks at a time waiting on visas

While I have known people with diplomatic passports I was not referring to that. People that travel internationally a lot especially to sensitive countries in the Middle East, tend to have two passports. I've also known people that send one passport off for the visa issues, while still needing to travel internationally with the second passport. It's not just the amount of stamps, it's about physically having the passport to still travel for business.

To get a second passport you just apply for one with a justifiable reason. Here's a passport service that discusses 2nd passports: http://www.passportvisasexpress.com/passports/second-valid-passport.xml

Zimmerman reported his passport lost and received a new one with a 10 year expiration date. That you cannot do.