In only very limited ways. Sure they can do little things like zoning. But read the Constitution very closely, and see if states and communities have the rights they are afforded under the Constitution.
I for one wouldn't seek to destroy the ability of all communities to establish moral standards. I would compromise. I'd be willing to settle for the constitutional republic the founders gave us. However, I'd campaign on a local level for a libertarian government that only prohibited force or fraud.
If only you could agree to that. You might think you would, but would you give up the federal drug war and send the issue back to the states? Could you do the same for abortion, and all the other things you'd like to use the fed for that aren't anywhere in Article I, Section 8?
Unless you are, you shouldn't talk to me of communities and states rights because you don't respect them to begin with.
Many Libertarians on FR deny that communities even have rights. Glad to see a different approach.
You might think you would, but would you give up the federal drug war and send the issue back to the states?
That sounds like a policy direction worth considering.