I think you've missed the fairly glaring fact that the Transitional Government was shut down shortly after it became clear that the region wanted the Coalition to be restored; when the regional WA population voted with their feet and started un-endorsing Hileville, he handed me the nation fully aware that I would shut everything down. Not a single member of the Cabinet ejected or banned nations to try and stay ahead, or in anyway attempted to prevent a return to the Coalition once it was clear that the region at large desired it. There was no effort to hang on to power, to force the region into accepting what the Cabinet wanted, or to simply cause damage out of spite. Hile spent pretty much the entire time trying to come to a compromise with Tsu that would unite the community and prevent violence; when that became impossible, he stepped aside as the region wished.

Punishing people for behaving in a manner we should want to encourage is asinine.