I think it's time someone on the Council side got the faction's rear end in gear, but I also think that certain restrictions on the GRN need to be put in place. Two of our battleships are RPed as the princess and as the GRN's Grand Marshall. Any others, well, are just battleships.
I'd hate to be apart of the new Liberty, I joined Gallia originally when things were small, there was a nice community with the prospect of these battles. I've spoken with one of our battleship players and I honestly think that it's our fault for allowing pvp-oriented players fly ships with little regard for RP.
That being said. The lolwut Council battleship that opened fire originally dropped the ball. His attack caused us to call for backup, which spiralled into the balls up we experienced later.