I so hope that John Howard’s announcement of a specific terror threat today, and his hurrying the anti-terror legislation through is not a cynical ploy to stifle debate and destroy our freedom.

But I just can’t trust the guy after all the lies we’ve been told.

Remember that the legislation was going to be pushed through on Melbourne Cup Day?

Please, members of the government. If you must rush this legislation through, put a sunset clause that kicks in after a month or two, and then let’s have a proper debate.