I think the clone idea I posted above is starting to click for me. I already wrote up how I thought it would help my little Ep1 story. I think I finally have a handle on the concept with one setence I've heard MANY people say throughout my life: Whenever someone watches a child do something really well they respond something like, "Wow, he takes after his (insert relative)." If talents, whether they are athletic, artistic, or force controling, can be handed from one generation to the next, that means they CAN be genetic, right? From father to son or from donor to clone. I'm not talking about a whiteblood cell count or midichlorian count, but just something buried deep within that genetic code that helps them have an aptitude for a given talent. Granted, I don't buy the idea of the donor and the clone having similar personalities. There we start getting into a nature vs nurture debate, and that's not the point of having this in the story. This is not to create one of those silly, "OH MY which one do I shoot? Which is the real Obiwan?" Its mostly for the story reasons I stated above. To show that a Jedi clone cannot function.
BUT this can also helps with the fear and paranoia angle I was going for in EP2. It gives us another reason for the populus to turn of the Jedi. Remember, the Jedi I was trying to establish are DEFENDERS and not SOLDIERS. They take a rather passive role throughout the Clone Wars. Now realize, these Jedi can sense clones (regular folks can't) and they are safe from being replaced (regular folks aren't), but they don't use this to take the fight to the enemy. Can you see, how their passive stance could almost be seen as disloyal? Can you see this scene in EP3? The Emperor dismisses the Jedi. Their limited services are no longer required as the Sith knights kneel before the emperor to offer their services. Even at this point, the people of the republic and the audience should agree with the emperor. He wants knights that will take the fight to the enemy not just defend the republic. Active involvement not passive.