1486, Execute Order 66 (Wednesday) (Watch the full version tomorrow morning, or wait for half an hour to refresh)
Padmé Amidala looked a little tired when she said this, "This process is the longest, and it took two days. We worked with the Supreme Court to verify and discuss the documents issued by Palpatine since he took office.
Major executive orders... He was indeed performing his duties as Speaker of the Republic correctly, and the Supreme Court found that he did it better than many previous Speakers."
"So what do you think? Padmé." Anakin Skywalker asked.
"Palpatine is distorting an essential fact!" Padmé Amidala said categorically, "That is this war! He is the biggest beneficiary of this war! On the surface, he is doing it to safeguard the Republic.
unification, but in fact, he wants the war to continue more than anyone else! This is the key to our struggle with him all the time!"
"Palpatine, did he start this war?" Anakin Skywalker asked. He was somewhat unable to accept Padmé's idea, because he always believed that this war was because of the administrative machinery of the Galactic Republic.
Insufficient power caused major corporate giants to act in the opposite direction.
And this is what Sheev Palpatine has always told him. He has been teaching Anakin to see through the appearance to see the essence, such as why separatism occurs. Under Palpatine's guidance, Anakin
Najin also gradually realized that the reason why this war broke out was because of the various injustices and exploitation caused by the Galactic Republic, and the reason why it happened was because of the weakness and corruption of the Republic's administrative agencies.
In fact, this statement is not wrong, it just needs to ignore Palpatine's own role in it.
"No! Anakin! Why do you say that?" Padmé looked at Anakin in disbelief, "But Palpatine's role in this war is not as positive as he claimed! He is
Making profits through this war! Through this war, the power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger! Now even the Parliament can’t stop him!”
"But if not, how could we defeat the Separatists? If it weren't for Palpatine's insistence, we wouldn't even have an army now! Do we have to wait for the Separatists to fight all the way to Coruscant?" An
Najin said.
"What you said is exactly the same as Palpatine! You are simply confusing the concept! There is no equal sign between victory in the war and the power he obtained! There are many ways to win the war, such as establishing a war council and establishing a supreme power.
Command, strengthen the authority of the Ministry of Defense, etc.! But he chose the path of promoting the war by himself! This will only make his power more and more powerful, and finally form a dictatorship!" Padmé said.
"But isn't your method to form another centralized institution? How can you guarantee that these centralized institutions will not have problems and will not form a dictatorship?" Anakin Skywalker began to feel irritable.
"No! In the history of the Galactic Republic for more than 25,000 years, there have been countless wars! It has faced countless enemies and achieved victory! The victory of these wars is not accomplished by relying on the Speaker! The essence of the Republic as a whole is
Decentralization and mutual restraint of power! If this cannot be achieved, then the foundation of the Galactic Republic will be denied!" Padmé became excited.
"Did the previous Galactic Republic have the Rusan Reform? Has the political system of the Republic completely collapsed due to more than a thousand years of perverse practices? If such a desperate situation had not arisen, Palpatine would not have chosen this option.
Isn't that the way?" Anakin argued.
"I never thought you would think so...Anakin..." Padmé took a few steps back and shook her head, "Are you supporting this war like Palpatine?
"
At this moment, there was only deeper despair in her heart. Because she found that the person she loved most had betrayed her! This was not an emotional or physical betrayal, but a betrayal of their fundamental ideals!
"I've had enough! Why are we fighting bloody battles on the front lines, but there are always people behind us who are holding us back, thinking that our fight is wrong! Why are we watching the separatists invest more troops, but there are always people here?
Do you think it is a crime for us to make more than one pistol?
"Anakin yelled.
"That's because when you were fighting on the front line stupidly, you didn't realize that every drop of blood and sweat you shed became a tool for others to seek benefits!
"Padme also shouted tit for tat.
Anakin was stunned, and then he realized that he and Padmé had actually quarreled. He hurried over and wanted to hug Padmé, "I...I don't want to do this, Padmé. But..."
"I don't want to see you... go out now..." Padmé started crying again, covering her face and pointing at the door with one hand.
"Padmé, this shouldn't be..."
"Get out of here!
"Padmé stood up abruptly and said loudly.
"I understand, I'm sorry..." Anakin Skywalker shook his head, turned and left Padmé's office.
Walking out the door, Anakin Skywalker felt lost. He walked in a daze, and finally sat down on the first step, holding his head, feeling extremely painful in his heart.
I don’t know how long it took, but there began to be more people around. The congressmen who were coming and going were walking together in twos and threes, seeming to be talking about something.
Anakin's keen sense allowed him to hear a lot of conversations, and he discovered that this would be another meeting of the Republic Council, and it seemed to be also aimed at the Jedi Order.
He immediately stood up and wanted to go to Padmé Amidala, but he immediately thought that he had offended her and had a quarrel with her, so he shook his head and sat on the steps again.
At this time, a congressman and her assistant walked by. Seeing Anakin in such a state of desolation, she came over and asked: "General Skywalker? Why are you here?"
Anakin raised his head and saw that he knew this congressman. He was the congressman representative of the planet Pantora, Chi Eekanoida. During a conflict last year, Anakin
-Skywalker helped the planet Pantora, so they also had a relationship.
"Is the Council going to meet to discuss the Jedi Order?" Anakin Skywalker asked.
"Yes. Do you want to come and listen? The Speaker should be very busy now. Instead of going to him, why not come with us." Kai Ekwe said kindly.
Anakin Skywalker nodded, stood up and walked towards the venue with Kai Exway.