To the Editor:
"Free Judy Miller" doesn't acknowledge the fundamental point of civil disobedience: in breaking the law for a principle, you accept and even expect the consequences.
You cannot have it both ways. Either you break the law, go to jail and make your point, or you obey the law and try to change it.
William D. Priester
New York, Aug. 29, 2005
To the Editor:
Your stance on Judith Miller is not based on constitutional law, since the courts have long held that a grand jury is entitled to information on the details and substance of a criminal act, even if that information is known by a reporter.
If Judith Miller tells what she knows, newspapers will still get leaks. If the leaker breaks the law, the leaker and the reporter who receives the information will have to obey the law, just like the rest of us.
Michael E. Miller
Dallas, Aug. 29, 2005