Senate Emergency Response

The Senate Emergency Response was an organization within the Galactic Senate in the Old Republic.

Overview
This body was formed on Coruscant in the event that a catastrophe so great that it destroyed the galaxy's government structure. It was used only once in galactic histry which was after the Battle of Coruscant when Chancellor Palpatine took on the position of Galactic Emperor of the new Galactic Empire.

The Senate Emergency Reponse was formed to delcare martial law on Coruscant after Palpatine claimed that the Jedi Order was responsible for an attempted assassination on his life. The first action authorized by the the Emergency Reponse division was surrounding the Jedi Temple to prevent any spread of the Jedi rebellion.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith