Hoping to Resolve the Matter: A Thought on the TPM Opening Crawl

It's been a while since I made a post on a Star Wars-related topic, and as that's still the common thread that binds the people who have me on their friends lists, it seems about time that I work through an idea I've been mulling over for a while now. I suppose it may be an attempt to "defend the indefensible," but I'm willing to try and make it anyway.
( 'Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic...' )