This Meme is the product of historical ignorance and logical inanity. When the Constitution is amended, the government and our elected officials normally obey the amendment:
We passed a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery, do we have slavery? More important, do we have a government practicing slavery or permitting slavery? Do our elected officials practice slavery?
We have a constitutional amendment requiring the popular election of Senators rather than by legislatures, do our governments elect Senators by their legislatures or by popular election? How do our elected officials behave in this regard?
We passed the constitutional amendment permitting income tax, does the government obey the Constitution concerning income tax? Our elected officials are only too eager to obey this constitutional amendment.
We passed an amendment prohibiting a president serving more than two terms, has any President since serve more than two terms?
Your entire presumption is absurd.
Constitutional amendments do achieve desired results.
