Time for change

The New York Times got taken out behind the woodshed by a federal appeals court which ruled that federal prosecutors can subpoena phone records from former reporter Judith Miller. Miller is alleged to have tipped off two Islamic charities to impending FBI raids. The Times is of course protesting that the phone records will reveal confidential sources and violate their first amendment rights. The court rightly ruled that the subpoena has to do with a tip off and is not covered under the first amendment.