The Galactic Empire is Superior to the Galactic Republic

Before I conclude, I'd like to defend my points one final time: 1. Superior Government The quote I included stated that the bureaucratic Republic was unable to settle the dispute on her planet, therefore, she desired to impeach Chancellor Valorum. I'd say we can reach a middle ground here: an advantage of the Republic is that it was able to recycle leaders at will, however, it was ineffective at settling disputes among planets. You're forgetting that the imperial government did not solely consist of the Empire. The hierarchy was Emperor, grand moff, and moff. The moffs controlled their regions and reported any issues to the grand moff. It's more than likely that stormtroopers would be on the planet where the dispute was occuring (they were on already on Tatooine and Bespin), meaning that they would contact the moff, who would report to the grand moff, who would report to the Emperor, who would resolve the situation as soon as possible. When the Republic was in power, Naboo had to liberate itself rather than rely on Republic aid. 2. Superior Technology Those examples are just minor updates, though. You did not mention the main part of the comparison; I said that the Empire creating the Death Star just years after the fall of the Republic is like the thirteen colonies creating nuclear weaponry just years after the American Revolution, considering the Death Star revolutionized space warfare and nothing like it existed in the time of the Republic. 3. Superior Economy and Employment I highly doubt that the Empire kidnapped children to recruit as stromtroopers. The Empire was well-received at first and would have generated a sense of peace and patriotism; people would be eager to volunteer themselves as soldiers, just as Biggs Darklighter and Luke Skywalker were. The First Order was created after the Empire collapsed, at a time where morale was low and soldiers were needed to combat the New Republic and the Resistance. A free market is a wiser strategy, and by the looks of it, the Empire generally supported it. Cloud City operated independently. The markets and cantinas on Tatooine (as well as the Jawas and the Hutts) operated independently. The Ewoks operated independently despite having imperial presence nearby. The Empire, whether it was the largest employer or not, created thousands of jobs for the inhabitants of the galaxy and allowed the free maket to generally remain in place. And now to refute your arguments: 1. High Participation & 2. Checks and Balances You said that Palpatine is absolutely corrupt, yet the Senate actually likes what he does (wouldn't that make them corrupt as well?). Remember in Revenge of the Sith when Obi-Wan tells Anakin that Palpatine has outstayed his term, yet he is still in office because he is favored by the Senate. By this logic, all it takes is a corrupt leader to corrupt the Senate. 3. Moral Superiority Nobody really seems to care about the Empire's actions other than the Rebel Alliance, which itself is very small. In Empire Strikes Back, we see that (after the destruction of the Death Star) the Hoth base only occupies a couple thousand rebels. The only government(s) that backed the Rebel Alliance in the films were the Mon Calamari and (maybe) the Bothans depending on whether Mon Mothma speaks of all Bothans as allies or just those that joined the rebels. On the other hand, we see mega corporations and other societies rally against the Republic and manufacture a massive army in Attack of the Clones (in the scene on Geonosis where Count Dooku speaks with the Separatist leaders. This would lead me to believe that morality exists differently in the Star Wars galaxy than here on Earth, where morality there is slightly in favor of evil. That's not a point, just an observation.