Agreed, but for example, many so-called conservative groups - including nominally "right to life" groups - weasel out of supporting strong pro-life measures at state level via a line of total bull that goes "oh, we are for a national [only] strategy" and nothing gets done.
I'm for a tiered approach:
Turn things like abortion back to the states and go for things like a national pro-life amendment.
So basically, have it at state level while working to get it at Constitutional level.
I'm fine in principle - with massive distrust of Congress - with a few negative laws on social issues like "no state can recognize or compel anyone to recognize same sex unions of any kind".
I agree on their ‘national only or be damned’ strategy. We can differ on strategy but it is when you get the philosophy extremes like Paul’s philosophy or the national only philosophy that is when you go off the wagon. IMHO, Paul’s is the worse philosophy because it rejects fundamental rights are inalienable while at least the nation-only side holds firm to inalienable rights.