[jwalsh07]

You're saying that he didn't break the law, yet at the same time justifying his actions by inisting that the law was inadequate to our needs.

I hate to break in when you're enjoying yourself but the two are not mutually exclusive since the CIC does have inherent powers but one of those powers is not making laws.

[inquest]

If they're not mutually exclusive, then they come pretty darn close. If you're defending someone for taking a certain action, what's the point of saying that the law was inadequate to the situation he was facing, if you're not tacitly acknowledging that he went outside the law?