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[Star Wars] How would history be different if the Jedi Council had arrested Palpatine and suspended the Senate?

Would we have seen a restoration of the pre-clone wars Republic or the establishment of a new Jedi Empire, led by the Jedi Council in place of the Senate?
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Anakin would have immediately fled to his aid, as this was *exactly* the type of power-grab Palpatine had warned him about. The people would be confused and worlds would immediately rebel (possibly joining the Separatists, possibly not. Who knows), as Palpatine was carrying the Senate with pure charisma.

In this confusion, Palpatine would almost certainly find a way to initiate Order 66, anyway. This wouldn't be as effective, but it would harm the Order, and it would almost certainly drag the Civil War on and tear the Republic to pieces.

Edit: This assumes Yoda didn't object, rally support, and split the Order, too. When Windu suggested this plan, Yoda said it would lead "down a Dark path."