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2009-01-20 |
TINGA, J. |
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| Police power, while incapable of an exact definition, has been purposely veiled in general terms to underscore its comprehensiveness to meet all exigencies and provide enough room for an efficient and flexible response as the conditions warrant.[42] Police power is based upon the concept of necessity of the State and its corresponding right to protect itself and its people.[43] Police power has been used as justification for numerous and varied actions by the State. These range from the regulation of dance halls,[44] movie theaters,[45] gas stations[46] and cockpits.[47] The awesome scope of police power is best demonstrated by the fact that in its hundred or so years of presence in our nation's legal system, its use has rarely been denied. | |||||