"...The Jedi Order's actions are absolutely unacceptable! With the war having reached this point, the Jedi Order chose to withdraw at the most critical moment! And their reason was merely a difference in how the Force was used? Such behavior is tantamount to treason!" As Anakin and Kai-Eckway entered the chamber, although the meeting had not officially begun, several senators were already delivering impassioned speeches.
"The Sith doctrine is completely opposed to that of the Jedi Knights! If, according to the Republic Constitution, different religious beliefs must be respected, then how can forcing Jedi Knights to work under a Sith Chancellor be called respect?!" The one speaking loudly and forcefully over there was the Senator of Alderaan, Bail Organa.
"So it was acceptable under Chancellor Palpatine's leadership before, but now it suddenly isn't? The survival of the Galactic Republic is at stake, yet the Jedi Order can simply leave whenever it wishes? What do they think of the lives, property, and security of the countless trillions of our Republic's people?!" another senator demanded harshly.
Many senators argued back and forth without yielding an inch. However, it was clear that only a minority supported the Jedi Order at this time. Compared with the differences between the Jedi Order and the Sith, far more senators were concerned that the Jedi Order's departure might change the course of the war.
They did not care whether the Jedi Order accepted a Sith Lord, nor did they care whether the Chancellor of the Galactic Republic was a Sith Lord. They only cared that if the Jedi Order's departure led to defeat in the war, their own interests would suffer.
Kai-Eckway sighed beside him and said to Anakin Skywalker, "It is not that we are unwilling to speak for the Jedi Order. It is simply that