Who can guarantee that the second we give the so called "freedom" and "independence" to Flint, won't all of us be treated as "immigrants" if we pass by? If independence to Flint promotes actual RPing scenarios and not DM fests between Flint and SAPD(and yes, I couldn't care less who actually is DMing who at this point), then sure why not?
I personally think that groups that tend to bring life to Argonath by RPing any day and hour of the week - give them what they seek for. Even if still FLA had its DMing moments 24/7 at some point, I believe they bring some cool RPing vibe when they really want to and they also have a creative background as "liberators" that Argonath hasn't actually seen before.