Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 5, 2016
The illusion of power
Justice Arthur Gilbert ponders the meaning of power in general. His rhythmic conclusion? Power is an illusion.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
UNDER SUBMISSION
I watched the news the other day. (Seventy years ago that sentence would make little sense.) A commentator spoke about the abuse of congressional and judicial power. This prompted me to ponder the meaning of power in general. An insight in the form of a rhymed couplet popped into my brain, "Conclusion: Power, an illusion." Authorship unknown.
Example in mythology: The satyr, half human, half goa...
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