ALL issues should be decided at the lowest level of government possible. The city should do nothing the private sector can handle. The county should do nothing the city can handle. The state should do nothing the county can handle and the federal government should do nothing the state can handle.
The federal government should do nothing except the tasks specifically assigned it in the Constitution.
Ahh, yes, I concur. Specifically, I was addressing social issues only so as to get the point across more effectively for the social conservatives. But you are correct.