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Why did the Senate give Palpatine power?
On the eve of the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, Junior Representative Jar Jar Binks convinced the Senate to increase the scope of the Chancellor’s emergency powers, enabling Palpatine to bypass the Military Creation Act and form the Grand Army of the Republic.
How was Palpatine created?
James Luceno’s novel Darth Plagueis told the origin of Palpatine, revealing that he was born into a noble Naboo House and slaughtered his own family as part of his initiation into the Sith. Palpatine was simply the latest host.
Why did Jar Jar vote for Palpatine?
Because Darth Jar-jar was the true Sith Lord, and Palpatine was his student. It was the culmination of the Sith Lord’s long-range plan to destroy the Republic and bring balance to the Force. palps had Sate Pestage and Mas Amedda convince him that it was the only way to end the war.
How long did Palpatine take to rise to power?
Palpatine went from being a senator from a relatively obscure planet to chancellor of the entire senate in a very short period of time. At most one year passed for the entirety of this rise to power.
Why did Palpatine turn the Senate into a dictatorship?
Pressured by the threat of open war for the first time in a thousand years, the Senate granted emergency powers to Palpatine at the expense of their own authority, effectively turning the chancellery into a dictatorship.
How did Palpatine become the Supreme Chancellor?
Because Palpatine was the senator for the poor planet suffering from the Trade Federation, he received sympathy votes and was elected Supreme Chancellor: PALPATINE: I feel confident…our “situation” will create a strong sympathy vote for us… I will be Chancellor, I promise you.
Did Palpatine have a plan for resurrection?
As we know from the three movies where he rose to power and the three where he tried to keep and extend that power, Palpatine was always been a complicated planner with a penchant for evil. So that he had a plan for resurrection in the event of his death isn’t really that much of a stretch.