Originally Posted by
fledge
Republicanism is not against enforcing the Constitution. This is a strong value. The "less federal gov" line is shorthand for overreach into the private lawful lives of people. Enforcing the Constitution on the state level however is to stop overreach, rather than making the fed bigger. This is the proper accountability mechanism of the Constitution. The same is true of state gov over municipalities.
But as you said, who knows. How many republicans have a stomach to stop bullies?