Were the Jedi justified in removing Palpatine?

[Tyyr]

Lot of parallels between the pointy eared jackasses with a superiority complex and the Jedi. Lot of differences to, most Jedi had round ears.

[Deepcrush]

Truth is that the Jedi began to see themselves as above everyone else. When you do that, you loose touch with those you are supposed to be serving.

[Mark]

And start to think that your infallable.

[Deepcrush]

Pretty much. Its the truth of all empires. Sooner or later, they mess up and fall.

[Tyyr]

I noticed something interesting in Ep III. The Jedi were resentful that Palpatine wanted to keep tabs on what they were doing, so much so that they didn't promote Anakin to Master even though he was on the council and then demanded he spy on the Chancellor because of it. Imagine the hubris of Palpatine. The Republic creates an army, gives it to the Jedi to lead, lets them prosecute the war on the Republic's behalf. I mean HOW DARE he want to keep abreast of what the Jedi were up to. Every time I watch the prequels I become more and more convinced the Jedi did it to themselves. They got full of themselves, saw everyone else as serving by their leave, and eventually fell.

[Nickswitz]

Yes, I would say that the Jedi were highly in the wrong.

[Teaos]

Yeah the Jedi didnt want Palpatine spying on them, the guy who had stayed in power to long, had changed rules to give himself more power, had ignored democracy at every step...

[Tyyr]

And was the legal head of state of the Republic who would have been incredibly negligent in his duties to not stay up to date on what the generals defending his Republic were up to.

[Teaos]

Sadam was the legal head of Iraq. You want him listening in on your conversations?

[stitch626]

Fair point.

[Tyyr]

If you're an Iraqi general you should probably expect it.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

That's one of the problems with the prequel Jedi. They're just too flawed an organization. Locked in their literal ivory tower, isolated and arrogant.

[Deepcrush]

Sadam was the legal head of Iraq. You want him listening in on your conversations?

No where near the same. Palp was elected under the laws of the Republic.

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Sadam was the legal head of Iraq. You want him listening in on your conversations?

No where near the same. Palp was elected under the laws of the Republic.

Hussien was the legal elected president of Iraq. Hitler was the legal elected Chancellor of Germany. Both were in office longer than their terms would allow and ignored democracy at every turn. Like Palpatine.

[Captain Seafort]

Hussien was the legal elected president of Iraq.

No he wasn't - he came to power through a coup.

Hitler was the legal elected Chancellor of Germany.

He wasn't elected - he was appointed Chancellor by Hindenburg, and then unilaterally assumed the Presidency.

Both were in office longer than their terms would allow and ignored democracy at every turn. Like Palpatine.

Not at all - Palpatine became Chancellor of the Republic, and then extended his term, by perfectly legal means. Even the Declaration of the New Order was approved by the Senate. That was his genius - the Francis Urquhart of the galaxy.