One key planet, Naboo, apparently elects its queen, Padmé Amadala. "There doesn't seem to be parties or a second chamber," said Masket, who compared the Galactic Senate to Nebraska's nonpartisan, unicameral Legislature. But there are also Senators representing what are essentially government agencies, which sounds pretty odd when you think about it. The Senators represents worlds and groups of worlds. "It's a little vague how the government works there." "To be fair and honest with you, I'm not sure George Lucas understands either," said Seth Masket, an associate professor of political science at the University of Denver and a Star Wars fan. "īut let's get this out of the way early: The Galactic Senate portrayed in Episodes I-III is a mess. The congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events. Senate votes and procedure dominate the plots from Phantom Menace's initial scroll, which reads, "The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. But in this special edition of the NPR Politics Podcast, we talk about our hopes that the new film sticks to one aspect of the much maligned prequels: an obsession with politics and political process.īecause Episodes I-III are all about politics.
The trailers suggest a return to the dogfights and lightsaber duels of Episodes IV-VI. Unless you've spent the past year or so in an ice cave on Hoth - or have the misfortune of living on a planet farthest from the bright center of the universe - you're probably aware there's a new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, coming out on Friday.
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