I was just wondering.. is there some law against having a Sith as a chancellor? Like, if Palpatine destroyed the Jedi like he did in EP3, and then officially told everyone "Hi, I can use the Force too but I'm a Sith" and started openly to promote the Sith teachings, building statues of ancient Sith etc would that be against the law? Or would the senate have been chill about it, considering it like some sort of Palpatine's own religious creed?
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I don't think there is any spefic law in the republic against sith. But I'm assuming the senate wouldn't chill about it since in general Jedi still are considered to be the guardians of peace.
So if Jedi against sith, then politicians would be taking the same position with Jedi. It would be difficult for palpatine to plan anything
Being a Sith wasn't illegal in and of itself(the Sith are, essentially, just a religion.) Actively masterminding a galactic civil war to exterminate the Jedi and overtake the Republic would be a whole separate issue, though.
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In Legends, being a Sith wasn't considered illegal, to my knowledge.
In Canon, I think it may actually be different, however. C-3PO in The Rise of Skywalker mentions that it's effectively against the law to translate Sith text. So with that in mind, studying any Sith teachings that are written in that Sith text would also be illegal. All of this implies to me that the practice of Sith philosophy would be seen as dangerous and illegal to the Republic, which makes sense considering everything the Sith have done to the galaxy.
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__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
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