One brief example - CFR. Exactly how does this correlate to the 1st Amendment? Another example - the inability of the Dept of Justice to reign in unlawful searches and seizures - 4th Amendment. Still another - the Republican congress' refusal to cut back on government pork with the Dept of Education.
These examples are repeated a thousand times over at the congressional level.
It is no mere 'pontification'. Your glib dismissal of our country's foundational principles is disappointing - as it is an attitude more akin to Ted Kennedy than Ronald Reagan.
Finally. Now what about the CFR is unconstitutional?