In my game, if anyone were to come up to me and say "I'll play a Paladin", I'd sit down with the Player in question, and work out a basic code of conduct for that character and religion.
Of cause, no one has wanted to play a paladin before, so...
I'm with you. I think Paladins should at least sometimes have to think about good vs. lawful, seeing as these two concepts don't always match up. LG isn't and can't always be possible to go through with. A paladin should be permitted to sometimes lean more towards good, and sometimes towards...
Well, History HAS shown us that it's always the youth that rebels against the values of the parents. Cybergen looks quite good to me, because germany has a whole culture of rebellious youth groups, like the antifa. Teens in germany LOVE demonstations and stuff like that - they're optimists! :)...
*Shrug* I have been told that if people don't know that I'm a cynic, I can be the most insulting and annoying people in a given forum. That's why I take care with what I say on ENWorld.