If States shut down their power centers like banks, communications (yes, States can target federal comm lines including military), federal offices, then they have nothing left.
States may not be able to target individual accounts, although they really can, but the States can neuter federal powers.
“If States shut down their power centers like banks, communications (yes, States can target federal comm lines including military), federal offices, then they have nothing left.”
Again, not without CRIPPLING their own people. That is not a concern in DC, and that is why they hold all the cards.
And how many states would ever do it? Maybe 5, or 10, at most?
There are things Texas can do, starting with shutting down the gas pipeline to the Northeast. But then what? That’s the problem, the feds can then bring Texas to its knees before they had any clue as to what hit them.