1.   Because it takes a majority to approve an investigation, the board rarely examines the conduct of prominent elected or party officials.

2.   Former elected officials had the same privilege if the jury were examining their conduct while in office.

3.   However, Breaux said that lawmakers should examine the conduct of all tax-exempt groups rather than just AARP before it acts.

4.   The policies its annual convention adopts from year to year are not relevant to the work of expert committees assigned to examine individual conduct.

5.   Kohl indicated a reason for keeping his seat for now was his immunity from prosecution as a legislator while prosecutors and a parliamentary committee examine his conduct.