OK, sometimes, a Statute (a Law) ----------------------> Not a Law.
A thing may be within the letter of the statute and yet not within the statute, because not within its spirit, nor within the intention of its makers.
https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-church-of-the-holy-trinity-v-united-states
By law, what I mean is what is within the constitution, the supreme law.
Being under rule of law (again under what?? ), you can’t simply discard law, as you know the implications are huge!
So, @BanJoe, does this address your point?