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)