In their capacity as judges it is legitimate for the state to appoint them.
It's legitimate for any conservative Republican to vote against her on philosophical grounds.
"We won't lose, but it is something that is legitimate for me to mention — this seat could determine things".
Similarly, it is legitimate for Mr. Romney to point to the failings of "labor bosses" or "labor stooges".
In response, Sarkozy said that it was "legitimate for democracy and respectful of secularism to have a dialogue with religions".
If it is legitimate for President Bush to claim that toppling Saddam Hussein was a blow to terrorism, then surely it is legitimate for John Kerry to point out that since we invaded Iraq, we are less safe.
"It's legitimate for the government to try to disrupt the organizational basis for transnational violence," he said.
She added: "It is legitimate for government departments to award grants to charities and other organisations in certain circumstances.
If it is legitimate for Charlie Hebdo to publish offensive cartoons, it must be legitimate to object, peacefully, to its doing so.
"The UUP recognises and accepts that it is legitimate for nationalists to pursue their political objective of a united Ireland by consent through exclusively peaceful and democratic methods.
