The Star Wars prequel trilogy introduced us to the Old Republic, the political system of the galaxy before the rise of the Empire. Unfortunately, there is no getting around the fact that the Old Republic was a political system with many problems, some of them so glaring as to be deeply troubling to live under. From electing barely teenage Queens to term limited office, to no concept of legal double jeopardy, here are 9 reasons why the Old Republic kind of...sucked to live in.