lol ya hasn't everyone?
I'm mostly opposed to the faction leader over riding to land grab and ending up with negative influence. If the negative influence ended in relation loss and support, it might be a good time for another suggestion I made. A coup d'etat. When relations get down to a certain point you could use your influence to start a vote for a new ruler or something similar.
As is when the ruler has low or negative influence he can't raise an army which is detrimental to the faction.