I sexually identify as The Senate

Considering that he was seemingly unable to restrain himself from evil cackling on a near-constant basis it only made sense that he had to cut his public appearances. A shriveled old guy in black robes cackling all the time just screams "evil wizard" and would have made it obvious that he had lied about Jedi.

"Lord Vader, I need you to drive my limo around Coruscant to make sure people don't think i died"

......I want a Palpatine movie!

His fatal flaw was not being concerned enough about the height of safety railings...

Emperor of memes

Get paid millions to just drive in circles around the city without any annoying passengers where do i sign up?

All that power, and he has to make sure the guards take his limo around the block so that people think he's still alive. I don't know if that's funny or just sad.

Palpatine did nothing wrong.

I'm inclined to think that Tarkin did not know or suspect that Palpatine was a sith based on his statement in New Hope " The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion".

POWAH is all well and good, but The Senate made Sheev untouchable. The people love Democracy. Palpatine was the Senate. Therefore, Palpatine was Democracy, and Obi-Wan's alligeance was to Democracy.

Emperor Palpatine is my all time favorite Villain ever!

Mace: You're under arrest.

What's the Emperor's favorite drink?

Grand Vizier: “It is said that you have excluded yourself from the public.”

Palpatine is one of the greatest characters in star wars ever

Everyone knocks the prequels but I loved the political intrigue story behind palpatine and the rise of the empire and Vader. Sure the story could have been told better but it has a solid core

"Everything that has Transpired, has done so According to my Design"

Palpatine is an example of a good leader. Rule from the shadows, give your subjects autonomy, and only step to make course corrections when absolutely necessary.

Palpatine didn't need to concern himself with galactic affairs. He had his armies to maintain order, and Vader to make examples of anyone who dared defy the Empire's absolute rule.