The equal protection of the laws thus came to mean the equality before the law of all lifestyles, and implicitly negated the age - old police power of the states to legislate for the protection of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals. (firstthings.com)
Pramilla Malick, leader of an Orange County citizens group that has fought the power plant, called the FERC official's decision «an unprecedented abuse of process and law,» and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Basil Seggos, the state's environmental conservation commissioner, «to use the police powers of the state to protect our water and prevent any construction activity.» (recordonline.com)
Ma Bell provided and still provides a near - universal service, one which has huge barriers to entry, and that service is one that we can, courtesy of the police power of the state, depend upon. (slaw.ca)