system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Wars] Why is senator Amidala so intent on defeating the Military Creation Act? The separatists don't appear to be interested in a diplomatic solution.

Wouldn't a standing army benefit the Galactic Republic?
gpt
Because she believes that creating that standing army will *only* lead to it's use. That the very act of making the army is giving up on diplomacy and deciding that you are going to fight these people, **some** of which have legitimate grievances with the current state of The Republic.