A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done.
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now.