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police powers n. from the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, which reserves to the states the rights and powers "not delegated to the United States" which include protection of the welfare, safety, health and even morals of the public. Police powers include licensing, inspection, zoning, safety regulations (which cover a lot of territory), quarantines, and working conditions as well as law enforcement. In short, police powers are the basis of a host of state regulatory statutes. |
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A reserve officer is "a volunteer, nonregular, sworn member of a law enforcement agency who serves with or without compensation and has regular police powers . O'Reilly, but the fact that we have terrorism in the "real world," he says, is a clincher argument against the "theoretical" importance of constitutional restrictions on police powers. Ultimately, guardsmen are not ideal for securing the borders, as they lack police powers and they are sorely needed elsewhere. |
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