1.   It affects us all and its practitioners do not come up for re-election every five years.

2.   Sole practitioners themselves came out overwhelmingly against the imposition of further restrictions.

3.   For another, the practitioners can come with high credentials or be held in high regard.

4.   Practitioners have come under intense scrutiny during a campaign by authorities to crush Falun Gong, a spiritual group based in part on qigong.