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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
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Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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