509. War breaks out (Part 2)
Galactic Republic Capital, Coruscant.
Coruscant Best Hospital has been surrounded by a large number of military police. Surrounded by these military police are several luxurious Speeder vehicles. Those who can ride in this class of vehicles are all rich or expensive, and this is indeed the case. Many senators came to the hospital this time.
Among them is also the most powerful person in this Galactic Republic - Speaker Sheev-Palpatine.
Outside the intensive care unit, Palpatine and many other congressmen stood there. Whether it was just pretending or sincere, everyone was sighing and frowning.
After a while, a doctor came out with several medical robots, bowed to Palpatine, and then said, "His Excellency the Chancellor, Senator Amidala is out of danger. After surgery, the fragments in her body have been removed and the fractured parts have been re-fixed. Now she has entered Bacta tank for recovery and it is inconvenient to visit."
You have to take off your clothes to soak in Bacta tank, so it is really inconvenient.
"Is she awake?" Chancellor Palpatine asked eagerly.
The doctor shook his head, "She has some brain damage, so she hasn't woken up yet, and I'm not sure when she can wake up."
Palpatine sighed, "Separatists is so cruel that he was able to kill someone at the door of Coruscant! Have you caught the murderer?"
The sheriff next to him lowered his head and replied, "Not yet, His Excellency the Chancellor. But a merchant ship happened to be passing by when the attack occurred, and some videos of the time were captured on the surveillance camera. We can confirm that the spacecraft that attacked Senator Amidala was Slave I, and this is the spacecraft of the bounty Hunter Jango-Fett."
"I seemed to have heard Obi-Wan-Kenobi report before that the last time he wanted to assassinate Senator Amidala was this Jango-Fett?" Palpatine asked.
"Obviously, Jedi Order has failed in his duties once again!" A congressman next to him snorted coldly.
"It can't be said that Separatists is plotting something against Geonosis. Jedi Order's eyes should be there. Just now Master Windu brought a large number of Jedi Knight went to Geonosis, so we cannot blame Jedi Order, even if Senator Amidala has indeed paid the price now. "Palpatine's words are a bit strange.
"This is undoubtedly the war conspiracy of Separatists! We can't continue like this! We must come up with a plan!" Representative Ask-Aker said loudly.
"If we pass "Military Creation Act" now, then it will give the Separatists ers an excuse to launch a war. From the perspective of Galactic Republic, we can only strike later. Moreover, I don't think this bill will be passed if we vote now." Senator of Alderaan Bail-Organa said.
Palpatine secretly clenched his fists. He knew that the reason why "Military Creation Act" could not be passed was because Francis-Underwood was the leader. The new Rim Faction Senator blocked it, and later there was opposition from the peace faction members led by Padmé-Amidala and Bail-Organa.
Now it seems that because the idiot Newt Gunray's request to assassinate Padmé has a greater political impact than he imagined, it is no longer possible for "Military Creation Act" to be approved through formal means.
Fortunately, although he missed the last time, Jango-Fett still completed his mission very well this time - shooting down Padmé's spacecraft. Although Padmé saved her life due to the good safety of the Naboo royal shuttle, she could still give Palpatine many opportunities while she was unconscious.
He sighed again and said, "I don't recommend over-stimulating Separatists, but now Geonosis's problem must be solved. Who can stand up?"
Vice Chancellor Mas-Amedda said, "It is too late to wait for a parliamentary vote at this critical moment! There is another way, we can grant His Excellency the Chancellor the emergency ruling power. In this way, the speaker can immediately issue instructions, build an army, and launch an attack! However, the emergency ruling power is not a trivial matter. No one among the members dares to propose this motion..."
Councilor Ask-Aker echoed, "We need a councilor with enough authority and courage to lead us and take this step bravely!"
"Who can do it?" Palpatine asked.
Everyone around fell into silence. Palpatine glanced at acting representative of Naboo intentionally or unintentionally. Gungan glanced at Jar Jar Binks, and specifically made him pay attention to his gaze. Jar Jar Binks lowered his head to avoid looking at Palpatine, not daring to look at Palpatine.
"Maybe Separatists is worried about the threat posed by Padmé-Senator Amidala, so he wants to assassinate her again and again." Vice Chancellor Mas-Amedda said.
"Forget it, let the parliament continue to vote. Anyway, Galactic Republic has a profound background, and we are not afraid of Separatists people making any trouble. It's just that those Mid Rim and Outer Rim have suffered Planet on the edge of... I'm really worried that the tragedies of Caladan Planet, Naboo, and Malastare will happen again and again." Chancellor Palpatine shook his head and turned away.
Jar Jar Binks seemed to be touched, lowering his head in deep thought.
Bail-Organa sensed that the atmosphere was not right. He wanted to say something, but looked around, shook his head slightly, and sighed without trace.
The next day, Jedi Order sent new information again.
In the holographic projection, Anakin-Skywalker said eagerly, "Robots! The entire underground of Geonosis is a factory, a huge factory!! Countless robots and various war machines are being produced in the factory! Separatists's transport fleet is loading a robot army!!!"
The communication did not last long before it was covered up by the intensive gunfire and explosions.
War is imminent!
In this case, Bail-Organa could not say anything else. Senator Amidala is not here, and the leaderless peace faction members don't know what to do for a while.
At this moment, Jar Jar Binks, who had been thinking hard all night, stood up. He came to the parliament and publicly proposed the initiative, "In view of the fact that the actions of Separatists have now crossed the red line of war, blind hesitation will not help! Therefore, on behalf of Naboo, I formally proposed a motion - grant emergency ruling authority to Chancellor of the Galactic Republic Sheev-Palpatine!!"
The emergency ruling power is stipulated by Galactic Republic Constitution. When Galactic Republic is in crisis, in order to avoid the inefficiency caused by a huge bureaucracy, the emergency ruling power can be granted to the speaker at his discretion, allowing him to bypass the parliament and issue instructions on his own, even including some instructions that violate constitutional regulations.
The granting of this power is equivalent to giving the speaker immediate and supreme power, allowing him to even act arbitrarily - just like the emperor.
Putting forward this bill at this chaotic and urgent time is undoubtedly a bomb! For the peaceful MPs, the statement of Jar Jar Binks, who temporarily succeeded Senator Amidala as acting representative of Naboo, is also the statement of Amidala himself!
In this case, what is there to hesitate about? Now that the leaders of the party have expressed their stance, they all followed suit and seconded the motion!
The Loyalty Committee MPs who had been waiting for this day for a long time immediately began to push for the completion of this bill, coupled with the cooperation of many Palpatine chess pieces in the parliament that had been arranged in advance. Later that day, the bill was passed!
Speaker Sheev-Palpatine was officially granted emergency ruling power by the Parliament!
"As I said before, I was yearning for peace at the last second! But Separatists did not give me this opportunity. Even now, I am still pursuing peace, but this does not mean that I will give up self-defense! The power of emergency ruling is the supreme power and the supreme power. Responsibility! I will use this power carefully and exercise this responsibility to bring peace and unity to Galactic Republic! And I solemnly promise that after solving Separatist crisis, I will voluntarily give up this power and return everything to the parliament!"
In the solemn oath of Sheev-Palpatine, he issued the order——
Build an army and officially form Grand Army of the Republic!
At the same time, Master Yoda immediately went to Kamino, leading an army of 200,000 clones that was ready, and set off directly!
Target: Geonosis!
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[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Jar Jar Binks formally submitting the bill to Parliament.]