Gino wanted to relive the time when CSN was sanctioned and peaked at something like 600 members. During his short-lived tenure in CSN in his most recent iteration, he advocated for mass recruitment, whereas the rest of government (myself and Liz included) wanted smaller numbers for management purposes. And ultimately we all see how that panned out.
I can't recall him approaching me about merging to be honest. That isn't to say it didn't happen because it definitely sounds like something Gino would strive for; I only recall him wanted to treaty us, though I never got back to him on it. But yeah, definitely something I would shoot down immediately. The fact that the remnant of CSN merged into Invicta after disbanding (save for a few, such as myself, who went elsewhere) basically reflected our overall opinion of HB and DRN. I kind of figured he wanted to take a stab at hitting CSN, along with the rest of HB as well. Perhaps he shouldn't have tried to coup Liz by trying to recruit the people who supported Liz the most.