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I believe the Constitution does give us the authority to do what I am proposing.
You ignore the 8th amendment, which is the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. A prison official may not refuse to provide medical care to a seriously ill inmate. (Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97 S. Ct. 285, 50 L. Ed. 2d 251 [1976]). The restriction of food to an inmate would also be a violation of the 8th amendment.