Before it became an active supporter of the
Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War, the watery world of
Mon Calamari was part of the Delegation of 2,000 -- Senatorial representatives concerned with the manner that Chancellor
Palpatine had waged the Clone Wars. The Petition of 2,000 identified Senators formally complaining on Palpatine's conduct, and requesting that he return his emergency powers to the Senate following the resolution of the conflict.