Think back to the debate in SC. That debate was much more substantive because in it they discussed the problem of patent and copyright theft, abortion, gay marriage and other real problems.
In each case, Santorum stated that there should be FEDERAL legislation to solve the problem.
When Santorum was in the senate, he cosponsored a bill will Elizabet Dole that would have changed the ability of animal owners, specifically the owners of dogs, forever. Clearly a matter for states. Clearly not one of the powers enumerated in the Constitution.
He spouts off about the wonders of the Constitution, but in fact he is a big time statist. In short, a rino.
Aren’t all of the issues you listed ALREADY at the federal level, including the PAWS bill?
Only issue that scares me with all of them is SOPA/PIPA/ACTA. Haven’t heard any of them take a hard stand of those, but really that’s up to us to elect better Congressmen to make sure those bills don’t even get to the prez