Native Americans heavily felt U.S. lawmakers were overstepping their boundaries reaching over federal authority. The judiciary has been criticised for being overly activist and overstepping its jurisdiction. The press is overstepping in every direction the obvious bounds of propriety and of decency. Commodore Porter was later court-martialed for overstepping his powers. Without a doubt, Marilyn thinks Nicole is overstepping the mark. They suggest that this caused overstepping, rather than intertonguing.