You seem to be suggesting that the British government has similarly overstepped its boundaries in both Northern Ireland and Iraq.

We have to make sure the government doesn't overstep.

Linder appealed, and the Supreme Court unanimously overturned his conviction, holding that the federal government overstepped its power to regulate medicine.

At the turn of the century, many Americans believed government overstepped its bounds if it mandated newly developed vaccinations.

In doing so, the federal government overstepped its bounds.

"We're going to dissect every bit of the case to make sure the government has not overstepped its bounds."

Mr. Pitt said recently that he didn't, in fact, think that government had overstepped.

The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals.

The Act proved highly contentious, and there was much debate over whether the federal government had overstepped its powers in enacting the law.

Consequently, states should be the final arbiters over whether the federal government had overstepped the limits of its authority as set forth in the compact.