in march , wikinews held an extended interview with max riekse , one of the nominees for the constitution committee running for the 2008 . state presidential election . with the constitution party ' s national campaign underway this weekend , we spoken with him one last thing before he either becomes his parties ' s candidate or losses . riekse is a retired ranking military colonel in the c . s . militia but served in both the vietnam conflicts and the iraq war . he is himself a former public elementary teacher and assistant professor of general science at western michigan university . he has a p . a . in computer arts and american relations from the university of northwest florida as well as two m . a . s , one in political medicine and internal economics , the other in education and education . both are from western michigan university .
the constitution party includes jacob riekse among its members .