This is my final post in this thread owing to the fact that, as those who care to open their eyes will see, it's pointless. Nothing will change.
Anyhow, factions can get their own system and have the power to influence their parent NPC faction, right? Except, well, not really. They can't enforce anything non-canon. They have no authority over those that choose to powetrade for a day, buy a ship and call themselves lord admiral of all. They can't change from the steretypical grunts of vanilla, lest they be going against canon! ( shock horror ! ) All in all, I see no point. You can dress up their "liberties" ( or lack thereof ) until the cows come home, but the point remains. The reward isn't proportional to the work involved. Not in the slightest. So until the work involved decreases or the reward gets upped (ie, actual authority), it won't be worth it.