Actually, under the 10th amendment any power not specifically delegated to the Feds are reserved the the States.
Another 'conservative' arguing for unlimited government...
The 10th amendment does not grant states the power to circumvent the United States in it's efforts to defend the population from dangerous foreign or domestic threats.
Doncha know? Big Gubmint is perfectly fine with Conservatives, as long as it's THEIR Big Gubmint.