An opening Star Wars counterfactual asks whether the Jedi could have invoked the order for removing the Chancellor before Palpatine issued Order 66. The order number is corrected to 65 during the exchange. The immediate objection is institutional: the Senate must authorise it, so the Jedi cannot enact it by themselves. A suggestion that they could manipulate someone into providing that authority meets a further objection about their lack of political skill. Within this fictional setting, powerful military abilities do not by themselves confer the authority to direct the armed forces against the head of government.
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Order 65 and the authority to remove the Chancellor
A Star Wars counterfactual distinguishes the Jedi's ability to confront Palpatine from the Senate's authority to order his removal.