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roving commission
noun
authority or power given in a general area, without precisely defined terms of reference
Example Sentences
āFederal courts do not possess a roving commission to publicly opine on every legal question,ā all the conservatives but Justice Clarence Thomas pronounced just two years ago.
āThe judiciary doesnāt sit as a roving commission to rule on the legality of either Congressās enactments or the executiveās implementation of those enactments,ā U.S. solicitor general Elizabeth B. Prelogar pointed out.
There you have it: The Fed, having slipped the leash of its primary job ā to preserve the currency as a store of value ā now claims a roving commission to do whatever it wants.
The judge pointed out that the state tried to disclaim responsibility for the law by allowing private individuals to be ādeputized as enforcersā with a āroving commission to enforce the Stateās abortion laws.ā
Prosecutors shouldnāt have a roving commission to comb through all the outrages of the Trump administration in search of a fact pattern that fits the criminal code, and thatās a risk.
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