Power lies with the states, not with the federal government. That's where many people go wrong when they think about America. Power is decentralized, like how Crypto is. The power lies with the people. We do have the power to change things if we really wanted to.

The Federal Government is there to ensure that the state governments doesn't take our rights away, and to ensure our security from foreign invasion. Nothing more. Read the Constitution and the federalist papers.

The presidency lacks any real power. They command the military, and the nuclear arsenal. The executive orders mean nothing, they can be reversed by the next president, and aren't laws. That's why he can't make an executive order reading: All citizens MUST wear a mask or All citizens MUST get a vaccination.