The Star Wars saga has shown us the fundamental constitutional weaknesses of our Republic, and its commitment to thin, formal legality. Senator Amidala proclaims that liberty dies with thunderous applause, and Palpatine declares that the Republic will be reorganized as the FIRST GALACTIC EMPIRE. What happens next? The characters fight and die to maintain the status quo, but not without sacrificing their values and freedoms.

Political system in the Galactic Republic

The Political system of the Galactic Republic evolved after the Empire dissolved. New areas of space were incorporated into the Republic as early as 1000 BBY. In addition, the Senatorial system was restructured during the Ruusan Reformation. Generally, regions were organized into sectors, or groups of fifty inhabited worlds, each represented by a senatorial delegation. As a result, there were roughly a thousand sectors in the Galactic Republic.

The Senate elected a chancellor to lead the Republic, whose term was limited to two terms. Although the office of the Supreme Chancellor was largely powerless in the later years of the Republic, it still served as a first-in-equals in the Senate. The Senate also voted to elect a queen, known as Padme Amadala. Although she was not a member of the Galactic Senate, she could speak before it and bring down the government if she felt like it.

Legislation

In Star Wars, a minor senator from Naboo thought passing the Emergency Powers Act was a show of political courage. It empowered Palpatine to take decisive action in the face of a threat, but it also tabled debate on how to respond to the threat. The threat never ended, and legislation is the way democracy dies. The consequences are dire. As a result, democracy is doomed, as it is in our world today.

This movie shows how a weak government leads to people turning to strong leaders. The Emperor, Palpatine, is a good example. The Enhanced Security and Enforcement Act, also known as the SSE Act, was adopted by the Galactic Senate during the Clone Wars. The act gave the Supreme Chancellor power without due process, empowering him to use observation droids as he pleased.

Legality

In the film, Emperor Palpatine is described as a “civilian” political leader, and as such, the destruction of the Death Star did not violate the law of war. It is a general rule that civilian heads of state are immune from military attacks because they are not directly engaged in hostilities. Because of this unwritten norm, Palpatine would have been an appropriate military target. But as he turns out to be a Stormtrooper, he is no longer a civilian. Instead, the Death Star is an aircraft carrier and an integrated military command-and-control platform.

While the film has a lot of legal ambiguity, it does contain some significant elements of law. In A New Hope, Princess Leia’s ship is branded as a “Rebel vessel” and Vader tells her that the Star Destroyer is a “stateless vessel.” A stateless vessel has no sovereign immunity and may be boarded by warships. Further, it loses diplomatic protections.

Senate

Senator Farr dies in Star Wars, causing the Republic to fall apart. His murder sparked a political crisis and led to Kinyen being isolated from the Republic. The Separatists would later seize control of Kinyen and use it for staging. There were several other Senate deaths in the film. This article aims to highlight some of them. Listed below are a few of the most significant ones.

The Senate in Star Wars is a powerful institution, which has a history of being corrupt and ineffective. The Republic, which had been led by the Emperor Palpatine, was threatened by disputes over free trade and the threat of dictatorial rule. The Senate had the power to solve these disputes and was the only way to prevent it. In Star Wars, The Senate dies in Episode IV, but it reappeared in Episode V.

Power of the emperor

If the Power of the Emperor in Star Wars is a warning about how democracy dies, the answer is simple. The Republic failed miserably to restore order to the galaxy and ushered in the Empire’s rule. The Empire’s rule would only be fully evident 20 years later, when the people would finally realize the true cost of imperial rule. It was then that the Star Wars universe began its tragic fall.

The Empire was the logical next step, but Palpatine’s rise to power showed that the system could fail to withstand this kind of political instability. It would become chaotic if two opposing guardians of political order are in charge of a single system. This led to chaos, and ultimately, to the rise of the Empire. The Power of the Emperor in Star Wars is how democracy dies