Word: legitimacyã
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...Republicans trying to make President Obama the new Bush? Since the president’s inauguration, it seems as if Republicans have been trying to undermine his legitimacy??not through any substantive criticisms, but by picking on personality tics or superficial characteristics...
Frankly, it’s fairly obvious that the exposé was handled badly; it was a vitriolic indictment masquerading as a feature news story, trashy tabloid fodder dressed in the garb of journalistic legitimacy??in short, not very ladylike...
...institutions, the Board does not have any student representatives.This is problematic because students can often provide a valuable new perspective, because they better understand the strains and stresses acting upon their peers than faculty or administrators. Being judged by one’s peers also adds an air of legitimacy??we need only look to the American judicial system for an example, which has this notion as its cornerstone. Consequently, we believe that students should serve as full voting members of the administrative board. Allowing students to vote may not change the outcome of any instance...
Despite the opinions of much of the media, the UN, and most of our European allies, I would suggest that a political system as diabolical as Iran’s is not actually capable of holding any sort of “legitimacy?? whatsoever. A nation that beheads gays, proclaims America “Great Satan,” and considers Jews to be sub-humans worthy of nuclear extermination is not worthy of respect, and should be shown none. Rather, it should not be allowed even the barest tatters of international legitimacy, and should be excoriated, openly...
...safety measures and better concerts—we would leave plenty undone. We learned that this is the inevitable nature of politics, especially in an environment where you hold few bargaining chips. The deans openly agree that the council represents students’ views, so “increased legitimacy?? is no panacea for our problems. There is no silver bullet to navigating Harvard’s administrative power structure...