The states have enormous latent power.
But the average state legislator is WORSE, not better, than the average Member of Congress, and the chances that elected state officials will act against Federal authority are, at present, near zero.
He who has the money controls all. It won’t be DC, they are broke. It won’t be the six states ala NY and CA currently broke. The house of cards will fall. It’s matter of time. The states that get their fiscal houses in order will rule the day. Sort of like 13 colonies ... ;)