and just by saying "if the states permits me to have food and water" just shows you are not thinking logically or rationally at this time....
Oh no! That I think is the new requirement for receiving the blessing(permission) of the state to eat food.
I remember the good old days when one thanked G*d for blessing the dinner table with food. Now I guess we will have to thank the state for allowing us to eat. And bless the GOP for making this brave new world posible.