If you live in one of the smaller states, government is already more powerful than in the larger, more sparsely settled ones. That's not at issue: no growth, slow growth, or fast growth that will be the case.
But perhaps a few wise resolutions taken in time can prevent things from getting completely messed up. When everything up to the state line is developed and paved, there isn't going to be much hope in those parts of the country for the kind of freedom and self-reliance that libertarians prize.
Screw up one state and then move onto the next. That's the American Way. My ancestors started out in Virginia in the 17th century, moved to Tennessee at the end of the 18th century, moved to Missouri in the early 19th century, and then some of them moved to California in the 20th century. I'm not sure where they're headed to in the 21st century, but you gotta problem with that?