in march , wikinews recorded an exclusive meeting with max riekse , one of the qualifiers for the political party nominations for the 2008 individual states presidential election . with the ruling committee ' s candidate contest underway this weekend , we spoke with him one last session before he either joins his state ' s candidate or loses . riekse is a former decorated infantry colonel in the u . s . army whom lived in both the cambodian war and the vietnam war . he is also a former government school teacher and assistant professor of military science at northeastern illinois campus . he has a b . a . in government science and international service from the university of south tennessee as well as two m . a . s , one in political science and international relations , the other in education and history . both are from western michigan university .
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.