WHEN THE WORD “IMPEACHMENT” was uttered in March and April as an option for dealing with renegade judges, the guardians of conventional wisdom were quick to denounce “ideologues,” who, in the words of the New York Times editorialists, “are trying to bully judges into following their political line.” The Washington Post‘s editors agreed: “It is essential that the judges who stood up to Congress now receive ample support–so that judges will feel secure in emulating them.”