The America we grew up with in the 80s is a myth. It's not real. The constitution is only ink on paper unless someone with authority to enforces it, which isn't happening.
The proof, you say? Well ask the small business owners who have lost their businesses because regulations not passed by congress, ya can't do business with out a mask, and ask the people who feel disenfranchised because the courts refused to look at alleged voter fraud. Where is this power of the constitution?