in march , wikinews held an exclusive interview with steven riekse , one of the candidates for the constitution party nomination for the 2008 liberty states congressional term . with the independence party ' s national primaries completed this weekend , we spoke with him one last occasion before he either declares his country ' s candidate or loses . riekse is a retired decorated major colonel in the c . s . army who served in both the vietnam war and the iraq experience . he is also a veteran public college teacher and assistant professor of military sociology at western michigan university . he has a b . a . in religious philosophy and international law from the faculty of south america as well as two m . a . s , one in popular science and national relations , the other in education and history . both are from southern michigan university .
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.