Palpatine's Senate Plot Essentially Created A Facade Shows like Star Wars: The Bad Batch revealed the extent to which Palpatine had control over the galaxy, even with opposition remaining in the ...

One of the things that we know about the world of Star Wars is that the Jedi Order has long been at war with the Sith Order.

Once an unassuming senator, Palpatine manufactured a galactic crisis to ascend to the role of chancellor and then concocted a war and fake coup in order to seize power as a dictator.

As it turns out, Senator Palpatine didn’t overthrow the Galactic Republic by any sort of armed coup, at least not in the beginning with his role in The Phantom Menace.

Although Palpatine received 752 votes, enough to win a seat on the Senate, an ASSU bylaw declared his candidacy “not valid.” Palpatine had the eighth-highest number of votes out of all candidates.

Despite left-wing adulation to the contrary, the senator from California demonstrated over the last week that he is nothing more than a court jester portraying the role of a U.S. senator.

Rand Paul’s Festivus ‘grievances’ include comparing Lindsey Graham to Senator Palpatine by Justin Wise - 12/23/18 7:39 PM ET. by Justin Wise - 12/23/18 7:39 PM ET.

Palpatine’s ascension kicked off in earnest when Jar Jar was appointed Senator of Naboo. Lucasfilm Padmé survives two assassination attempts before she’s convinced to take a leave of absence.

George Kittle Refers To Bill Belichick As 'Senator Palpatine' During Patriots-49ers Game October 29, 2020 / 4:04 PM EDT / CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) -- George Kittle may be the best tight end on earth.

He was referring to getting the job 40 years ago on Return of the Jedi, then getting the call to return as Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace, ...