@MelGibsonafter4Beers @Kang_Kong3 @Heil_Honkler @TrevorGoodchild @flux_the_cat @EllisDee I think the problem was with democracy itself. A braindead janitor makes a retarded speech, and it becomes a law next day. One of their planets is under a blockade, and they do absolutely nothing.
Still, Palpatine spend too much effort into making megaprojects. But you might consider it a victory lap, he proven that he can become an absolute ruler by playing by their retarded rules.
And in the end, galaxy switched from retarded democracy(+cultists) to monarchy. Hell, even the new monarchy are kids of his student/right hand man.