Commission for the Protection of the Republic / Legends The Commission for the Protection of the Republic ( COMPOR ) was established during the Clone Wars as a political movement of patriotic citizens of the Galactic Republic . Its members were fiercely loyal to the Republic government ' s head of state , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , and often lobbied for constitutional amendments that invested greater power within the executive branch . When the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY , with Palpatine as its self - appointed emperor , COMPOR was reorganized into the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order ( COMPNOR ) . History . The Commission for the Protection of the Republic ( COMPOR ) was a political organization created and sponsored by the Office of the Supreme Chancellor during the Clone Wars . Designed to promote loyalty and patriotism within the Galactic Republic , COMPOR ' s primary function was to brainstorm ideas and reforms that could be implemented in order to ensure the continuation of the Republic amidst the chaos of a galaxy divided by war . The vast majority of its suggestions included , in some form or another , strengthening the power of the executive branch at the expense of the other parts of government . The committee ' s subdivisions included the Sub - Adult Group ( SAGroup ) , a youth organization composed of adolescent citizens who strongly supported the Republic and its Commander - in - Chief , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . COMPOR also lobbied for the deportation of certain beings from Coruscant , particularly those whose homeworlds supported the rebellion of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . In order to achieve its objectives , the committee sought to encourage government officials to comply with COMPOR ' s demands , even to the point of resorting to coercive tactics . One such official who was compelled to support COMPOR was First Minister Tannon Praji of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress . At COMPOR ' s insistence , Praji deported various alien species from Coruscant , such as the Aqualish and Gossam . Near the end of the Clone Wars in 19 BBY , many COMPOR members were commissioned as officers in the Republic Navy . Ensign Luszgoti , an officer with ties to COMPOR , had a confrontation with Captain Null - 11 , a " Null " - class Advanced Recon Commando , aboard the naval support ship " Redeemer " . Luszgoti asserted that clone soldiers and recruited mercenaries did not outrank official members of the Republic Military , such as enlisted personnel and commissioned officers . When the Clone Wars was concluded with the decisive defeat of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the near annihilation of the Jedi Order , Chancellor Palpatine issued the Declaration of a New Order during a special session of the Galactic Senate on Coruscant . In his speech , Palpatine decreed that the Republic was to become the first Galactic Empire , ruled by himself as emperor . COMPOR enthusiastically supported the new absolute monarch and his move to finalize the end of the Republic and its democratic system . Mere days after the birth of Emperor Palpatine ' s New Order , COMPOR merged itself with the Imperial Security Bureau , an offshoot of the newly formed Imperial Intelligence , to create the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order ( COMPNOR ) . Crueya Vandron and Ishin - Il - Raz , two of COMPOR ' s earliest members , became leading figures in COMPNOR during the reign of Emperor Palpatine .