Note 37
Nine years after the Trade Federation Invasion of Naboo
One year later
Padme,
Well, it has happened – members of our Loyalist Committee have been targeted. I know that you have been, as have I. I do not know whether or not you heard what happened to my wife and I – we are trying to keep the whole situation under wraps – but someone tried to kill us twice. The first time we used decoys, and the second time they missed us by inches. I'm convinced that this was the work of at least one bounty hunter. Because a bounty has been placed on my wife and I, we have decided that we should change our last name. This doesn't necessarily protect us, but perhaps it could throw off the bounty hunter for a while. My wife and I are going to take a vacation somewhere, and when it's safe, we'll come back to Coruscant. I will tell you that our new last name will be Organa, and my wife's new first name will be Breha. I'm keeping my first name.
Members of our Committee have received threats, but I think that whoever was behind the attacks on my wife and I thought that taking me out would destroy the Loyalist Committee. Little do they know that you are the real leader – but once whoever wanted to kill me finds out that you are the real leader, you too will probably be in danger. I trust the committee in your hands. The Military Creation Act must be defeated.
It does take a while to learn the policies of the Senate. Now that you have been in the Senate for almost a year, I am confident that you know most of it. You'll be able to carry on with the Committee and gain supports. Besides, you have Senator Knightly with you. He's been in the Senate for a long time. If you have any questions, you can ask him…and I will be available for you to contact as well.
Please keep me informed on what is happening in the Senate. I will get back to Coruscant when I can. I can guarantee you that if the Republic and the Separatists were involved in a war, the Republic as we know it would be dead.
I have no love for Palpatine either, as you know, but I do not want him to be hurt or killed either. The threats against the Chancellor do not seem to have phased him. His term as Supreme Chancellor is almost over. Our worries about him seem to have been for nothing. We will be electing a new Supreme Chancellor within the next year, assuming that the Senate does not vote to extend his chancellorship. According to the Republic constitution, a Supreme Chancellor may only hold the position for ten years.
I am happy that the Loyalist Committee has become an official committee in the Senate. We have been getting more supporters weekly, but I am concerned that the recent attacks against my wife and I could silence Senators that would otherwise support our cause. I suggest that you try to determine which Senators support us and talk to those that you are concerned might withdraw from the committee.
I think we should put all our effort into trying to convince the Senate not to create this army. If the Senate goes through and creates the army, we then must petition the Senate not to make it known to the rest of the galaxy. A war might still be avoided if we keep the army quiet. If that does not work, we will review the situation and think how we could avoid the most bloodshed. If there were a war, the Jedi would certainly get involved as well. We should consult the Jedi Council.
We will talk shortly.
Senator Bail Organa (it's hard to get used to writing that last name)