Identical Citizenship, Identical DNA, Different Rights?

For these identical twins, having the exact same DNA was just the start of an extraordinary lifelong friendship. If the government has no way to tell them apart, why does it insist on discriminating against one of them?

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Rollie Williams

Aug 20, 2012

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