1486. Order 66 (Execute Order 66) (3) (Watch the full version tomorrow morning, or wait for half an hour to refresh)
Padmé-Amidala already looked a little tired when he said this, "This process is the longest, and it took two days. We checked and discussed it with Supreme Court The main executive orders issued by Palpatine since taking office... He is indeed exercising Duties of the Chancellor of the Republic correctly, and Supreme Court also believes that he has done a better job 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 trying to maintain the unity of Galactic Republic, 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 caused by the insufficient strength of Galactic Republic's administrative agencies, which led to the perverse behavior of major corporate giants.
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 Separatists occurs. Under the guidance of Palpatine, Anakin also gradually realized that the reason why this war broke out was because of the various injustices and exploitation caused by Galactic Republic, and the reason why it happened was because of the weakness and corruption of Galactic Republic's administrative agencies.
In fact, this statement is not wrong, just ignore the role Palpatine himself plays 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 Separatists? If it weren't for Palpatine's persistence, we wouldn't even have an army now! Do we have to wait for Separatists to fight all the way to Coruscant?" Anakin said.
"Your statement is exactly the same as Palpatine! You are simply confusing the concept! The victory of the war cannot be equated with the power he obtained! There are many ways to win the war, such as establishing a war committee, establishing High Command, strengthening the authority of 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!" said Padmé.
"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 Galactic Republic's history of more than 25,000 years, there have been countless wars! We have faced countless enemies and achieved victory! The victory of these wars is not accomplished by relying on the Speaker! The essence of Galactic Republic as a whole is the decentralization and mutual restriction of power! If this cannot be achieved, then the foundation of Galactic Republic's country will be negated!" 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 such a method, wouldn't he?" Anakin argued.
"I never thought you would think so...Anakin..." Padmé took a few steps back and shook his head, "Are you also supporting this war like Palpatine?"
At this moment, there was only deeper despair in her heart. Because she found out that the person she loved most had betrayed her! This is 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 line, but there are always people behind us who are holding us back, thinking that our fight is wrong! Why are we watching Separatists invest more troops, but there are always people here who think that it is a crime for us to make more pistols!!" 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!!" Padmé also shouted tit for tat.
Anakin was stunned for a moment, 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. She covered her face and pointed at the door with one hand.
"Padmé, this shouldn't..."
"Get out!!" Padmé stood up suddenly 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 perception allowed him to hear a lot of conversations, and he discovered that this would be another meeting of Republic Senate, and it seemed to be also aimed at Jedi Order.
He immediately stood up and wanted to go find 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 miserable state, she came over and asked, "General Skywalker? Why are you here?"
Anakin raised his head, only to see that he recognized the senator. It is the parliamentary representative of the planet Pantora, Chi Eekway Papanoida. During a conflict last year, Anakin Skywalker helped the planet Pantora, so they also had a relationship.
"Is the parliament going to meet to discuss the matter of Jedi Order?" Anakin-Skywalker asked.
"Yes. Do you want to come and listen? His Excellency the Chancellor 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 Ekwe.