What's that word that starts with "H"?

Russel Norman made a lot of noise as the GCSB Bill was debated. Up and down the country he flew (how's your carbon footprint Dr Norman?) complaining about the ability of the Government to spy on people's e-mails.

And during the Third Reading debate on Wednesday, he said this:

This bill is a fundamental constraint on freedom. It fundamentally restricts our freedom of expression—it reduces our freedom to live free from State surveillance. In that respect, it is a bill that reduces the freedom of New Zealanders. This is the moment of truth. 

In our earlier post this morning about the possible effects of a Cunliffe-led Labour Party on the Greens, one of our readers left this comment (slightly edited):

Red Russel has his mind on matters other than the incestuous implosion of the Labour Party. He is too busy writing to those who submitted on snapper the other day (I got his email), looking to harvest a new crop of deluded greens. Making wild unsubstantiated supposedly scientific claims about snapper and sea grass in major harbours around New Zealand in the hope of getting some uninformed nutters to sign up.

We found that really interesting. We think it's highly unlikely that this person sent a copy of his submission on snapper to the Green Party or its leader. But that hasn't stopped the Green Party back-room boys and girls harvesting the e-mail addresses of those who submitted, and sending them e-mails from Russel Norman whether they wanted to receive them or not.

Russel Norman was really concerned about "the freedom of New Zealanders" on Wednesday. But what about "the freedom of New Zealanders" not to have their e-mail addresses harveted by any political party and added to a mailing database? And what about "the freedom of New Zealanders" not to receive unsolicited e-mails from political parties?

The Greens talk a good game, but all too often the walk doesn't match the talk. What's that word starting with an "H" that they're not allowed to use in Parliament?