Except when the regime decides to blatantly ignore all legal constraints and exercises raw power. I wouldn’t put it past the puppet masters to declare an emergency and flat out ignore the constitution, congress and the courts.
From: Massachusetts Bill HD.4420 "An act to modernize gun Laws"
The rule of law was forfeited when an era of emergency edicts began. Now it’s just getting to its logical conclusion.
Nothing is absolute unless it serves interests of the ruling regime.