The Old Republic was doomed from the moment Palpatine usurped Supreme Chancellor Valorum as leader of the Senate in The Phantom Menace.
The Old Republic featured in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was one of the most powerful legislative groups in the galaxy - but had already fallen by the time of the movie. The laws passed within the Galactic Senate impacted trillions of lives, which is why the office of the Supreme Chancellor held enormous responsibility.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Long before the Jedi attacked Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith, he expertly usurped Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum without anyone even realizing his intentions. During his time, Valorum weakened the office of the Supreme Chancellor by playing things safely. The bureaucrats of the Republic were the ones that held the real power, while Valorum was merely the face of the Republic.
Once Palpatine was Supreme Chancellor, he slowly reorganized his position — and the Republic as a whole — to be more powerful. By sending his apprentice Count Dooku to split the Republic and lead the Separatists, Palpatine paved the way to seizing more and more power for the sake of defending the Republic from the Separatists.
Mace Windu Realized The Republic Had Fallen In Revenge Of The Sith Unfortunately, the vision of the Jedi was clouded when it came to Palpatine’s master plan of seizing the Old Republic. When Palpatine was confronted by Mace Windu and the other Jedi for his crimes, Windu realized that it was far too late. Palpatine had spent years burrowing himself within the Senate, and Windu knew that Palpatine had to have contingency plans.
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