in march , wikinews held an independent interview with maxwell riekse , each of the candidates for the constitution party position for the 2008 united countries presidential elections . with the constitution party ' s state convention occurring this weekend , we spoke with him one last time before he either joins his party ' s candidate or loses . riekse is a retired decorated lieutenant colonel in the united . s . army has deployed in both the vietnam campaign and the iraq campaigns . he is also a previous public health administrator and assistant professor of military service at western ontario university . he has a b . a . in computer science and public relations from the universidad of south wales as well as two m . a . s , one in political science and foreign relations , the other in education and leadership . both are from western illinois county .
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.