Yes, because you’ve always seen it used by the Republican Party.

Over the course of decades, the “pet causes” associated to each political party has shifted a lot. We think of them as a constant but not so much.

I fully agree with the “States’ rights to do what??” memes, based on how Republicans dogwhistle it. Realistically though, if there can be some basic faith that the person asking for a particular “states right” is not a horrible person, they can have some decent points to it.