[spacebanana7]

The challenge wasn’t precisely about revocation of citizenship, although you could take the example of Shamina Begum for that.

The problem with these rulings isn’t so much that no punishment is deserved, but that a government minister / civil service employee can declare somebody guilty. The only recourse is pursuing legal action to prove your own innocence.

[jiggawatts]

You seem to be conflating two wildly unrelated concepts here.

This discourse is (very specifically!) about identity papers, not sanctions or any other form of government use and abuse of power.

[spacebanana7]

The thread has drifted from government identity to censorship, then to sanctions and abuse of power.

It’s faithful to the original topic because strong government identity assists state actors who pursue those outcomes.