{"id":"i-am-the-senate","name":"I Am the Senate","summary":"Chancellor Palpatine's smug declaration from the 2005 film Revenge of the Sith turned into a Reddit catchphrase in late 2016, then exploded across prequel meme communities in early 2017. The line drove the sheev posting wave that turned the Sith Lord into a fixture of dank meme culture.","tags":["i am the senate","palpatine meme","sheev posting","prequel memes","star wars memes","revenge of the sith"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-am-the-senate/i-am-the-senate-palpatine-senate-scene.webp","caption":"The iconic scene from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) in which Chancellor Palpatine proclaims 'I am the Senate,' the source of the meme.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-am-the-senate/i-am-the-senate-three-drinks-later-senate-meme.webp","caption":"A relatable meme joking about becoming political after a few drinks, using the 'I am the Senate' punchline.","width":536,"height":447,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/i-am-the-senate/history.md","related":["general-grievous","i-love-democracy","another-happy-landing","i-have-the-high-ground","darth-sidious-unlimited-power","i-am-the-one-who-knocks","anakin-padme-meme","visible-confusion","darth-mauls-double-sided-lightsaber","hello-there","i-dont-like-sand","i-killed-them-all"],"popularityRank":804,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}