1:26:21
There is no civility,
only politics.
1:26:26
The Republic
is not what it once was.
1:26:29
The senate is full of greedy,
squabbling delegates.
1:26:35
There is no interest
in the common good.
1:26:39
I must be frank, your Majesty.
1:26:41
There is little chance the senate
will act on the invasion.
1:26:44
Chancellor Valorum
seems to think there is hope.
1:26:47
If I may say so, your Majesty...
1:26:48
the chancellor
has little real power.
1:26:51
He is mired by baseless
accusations of corruption.
1:26:55
- The bureaucrats are in charge now.
- What options have we?
1:26:59
Our best choice would be
to push for the election...
1:27:02
of a stronger
supreme chancellor...
1:27:04
one who could control
the bureaucrats...
1:27:06
and give us justice.
1:27:09
You could call for a vote of
no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.
1:27:14
He has been
our strongest supporter.
1:27:17
Our only other choice would be
to submit a plea to the courts.
1:27:22
The courts take even longer
to decide things than the senate.
1:27:26
Our people are dying, Senator.
1:27:29
We must do something quickly
to stop the Federation.
1:27:32
To be realistic, your Majesty...
1:27:34
I think we're going to have to
accept Federation control...
1:27:37
for the time being.
1:27:41
That is something I cannot do.
1:27:50
He was trained in the Jedi arts.
1:27:52
My only conclusion can be
that it was a Sith lord.
1:27:56
Impossible.
1:27:58
The Sith have been extinct
for a millennium.