His whole goal was for Amidala to plead in front of the Senate and for there to be enough sympathy for her cause (and him being from that same planet gave him sympathy points, as well) that when she asked for help and Chancellor Velorum was able to only give her standard rhetoric, Senators would be behind her when she moved for a vote of no confidence. Since it was his own homeworld, that would also help with appearances when he showed any extra concern to help break the blockade. More In Depth Version: Since Palpatine controlled the Separatists (I'm including the Trade Federation with them) through Dooku (without anyone knowing it), he was able to order a blockade around Naboo. The point, and using the name The Phantom Menace just emphasizes it, is that the threat to Naboo may be real, but it's secondary to Palpatine's real goal, which is to make Naboo feel threatened (or menaced) so it was easy for Palpatine to manipulate the Senate into doing what he wanted. Simple Version: The actual phantom menace was the one Palpatine/Sidious created merely for the sake of taking over the Senate.
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