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pat_k

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6. Hmmmm
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:22 PM
Mar 19

Perhaps her declarations of intent to christianize the academy provide sufficient grounds for a legal challenge, but I have no idea what that might look like. There are so many Christian Nationalists occupying the executive branch by presidential appointment, if there is a way to legally challenge her on those grounds, seems there should be a way to challenge them all.

As far as the air force board, she is one of 15. With Republican control of the House and Senate, the entire board is pretty much a Trumpublican creature (with a few minority party exceptions). Details below.

This article from military.com provides some insight on the current composition

Erika Kirk And The Air Force Academy Board: What The Appointment Reveals About The Panel

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10 U.S. Code § 9455 - Board of Visitors

(a)A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually of—

(1)the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or the designee of such chair;

(2)the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;

(3)two other members of the Senate designated by the Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(4)two other members of the Senate designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(5)the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;

(6)the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking member;

(7)two other members of the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

(8)one other member of the House of Representatives designated by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and

(9)six persons designated by the President.

(b)
(1)The persons designated by the President serve for three years each except that any member whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until his successor is designated by the President. The President shall designate persons each year to succeed the members designated by the President whose terms expire that year.

(2)At least two of the members designated by the President shall be graduates of the Academy

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