QUOTE (Grand Moff @ Jan 16 2008, 03:42 PM)
Considering what sticklers for rules and protocols the Jedi Order had become at this point in history, I’m sure that disobeying the Council would be considered a serious offence, punishable by expulsion (that’s probably what happened to Dooku). If Anakin had not backed down (over repeated and ever more stringent orders to do so by Mace Windu), He probably would have been threatened with expulsion. If even that didn’t persuade him, he would be kicked out (perhaps manhandled away from the Council Chamber), straight into the arms of Palpatine.
But I very much doubt that Anakin would let it go so far. He would not turn his back on the Order over such a minor matter, otherwise Palpatine would have ensnared him long before. It took the threat to Padme’s life to turn him.
Regarding that statement about Dooku, just for clarification, he left the Jedi Order by choice because he felt the Council was responsible for the death of his pupil and long-time apprentice Qui Gon Jinn.