Bingo. That’s the word from the White House today.
"Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right. And we’re going to keep it that way." —President Obama: http://t.co/NTsJspNw2c
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 17, 2013
Your rights? They come from Obama. Ladies and gentlemen, the constitutional scholar in chief:
We’ve heard over and over that “health care is a right.” In the president’s weekly address, he announced that “health insurance” is now a right.
[I]n the United States of America, health insurance isn’t a privilege – it is your right. And we’re going to keep it that way.
Say what?
Evidently Obama is done kvetching about being “constrained” by the Constitution.
@whitehouse Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, and Health Insurance.
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) August 17, 2013
.@whitehouse Health insurance is your right! Therefore, the government will force you to buy it. #Obamacare
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) August 17, 2013
Declaring health *insurance* a right, not simply health *care*, the @whitehouse one-ups socialist Bernie Sanders ->https://t.co/Mdb5vXio5S
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) August 17, 2013
If health insurance is a "right" as Obama claims, don't I have the right to say no?
— Pam Swan (@pjswan) August 17, 2013
Health insurance is a right! In fact, we’re going to force you to purchase it with the threat penalties for not doing so! – Our President
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) August 17, 2013
@whitehouse "Right." I don't think that word means what you think it means.
— Isaac Morrison (@Thorrison) August 17, 2013
Inconceivable!
Let us put our right on you MT @whitehouse: "Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right. And we’re going to keep it that way."
— Isaac Morrison (@Thorrison) August 17, 2013
False MT @whitehouse: "Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right…"
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 17, 2013
No, not a right RT @whitehouse: "Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right. And we’re going to keep it that way." —President Obama
— Terri (@CantBelieve10) August 17, 2013
. @whitehouse please oh please show us where in the Constitution it says we have a right to health insurance. @BarackObama
— Paul Day (@pday_swla) August 17, 2013
You don't bestow rights. RT @whitehouse: "Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right. And we’re going to keep it that way"
— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) August 17, 2013
@whitehouse Actually its not…. And… Even if it was, Obamacare would STILL be a train wreck.
— Hello (@ootfwsb) August 17, 2013
Train wreck, indeed.
@whitehouse then why give waivers to big corps, exempt congress and some federal employees and piecemeal implementation?
— JV Martin (@jusleanica) August 17, 2013
Exit questions for the White House:
So obviously a gun HAS to be a right, right? “@whitehouse: "Health insurance isn’t a privilege—it is your right." http://t.co/3Mn1ahISsZ”
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) August 17, 2013
What else is a right?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) August 17, 2013
We’re not sure we want the answer to that last one.
(Hat tip: Jeryl Bier)
