The recent ruling by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade on May 28, 2025, which struck down President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on April 2, 2025, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), exposes the techno-fascist imperial system we’re ensnared in. These judges—Timothy Reif (Trump appointee), Jane Restani (Reagan appointee), and Gary Katzmann (Obama appointee)—unanimously determined that Trump overstepped his authority by using emergency powers to impose a 10% across-the-board tariff on all imports, with higher rates targeting countries like China, Mexico, and Canada. Their decision, rooted in the Constitution’s delegation of tariff powers to Congress, not the president, halts Trump’s attempt to redirect American resources away from what he deems wasteful foreign commitments, revealing a judiciary that prioritizes globalist interests over national sovereignty. These taxpayer-funded judges, operating in a Democrat-leaning Manhattan court, act as cogs in a machine that enforces an imperial agenda, thwarting a president elected to challenge the very system they protect.

This panel of three isn’t a bastion of impartiality—they’re bureaucrats, often aligned with Democratic ideals, as seen in their consistent rulings against Trump’s policies. The court’s history shows a pattern: Trump lost 93% of challenges to his actions in his first term, often on grounds of being “arbitrary and capricious,” and this ruling echoes that bias. Judges like Restani and Katzmann, appointed by Reagan and Obama respectively, alongside Reif, reflect a judicial establishment that’s more about preserving a wrecked globalist order than upholding constitutional balance. Their decision to issue a permanent injunction against the tariffs—claiming IEEPA doesn’t grant “unbounded tariff authority”—ignores the trade deficit crisis Trump highlighted, which the White House called a “national emergency” decimating American communities. Funded by taxpayer dollars, these judges aren’t neutral arbiters; they’re guardians of a system that drains American wealth for foreign benefit, using legal technicalities to obstruct a president’s mandate.

The ruling cements a techno-fascist reality where the judiciary, backed by bureaucratic power and digital surveillance of global trade, enforces compliance with an imperial framework. By blocking Trump’s tariffs—meant to pressure nations into fairer trade deals and curb issues like fentanyl trafficking—these three judges ensure the U.S. remains tethered to a decaying international order. Their decision, already appealed by the Trump administration, dismisses the will of a president elected to disrupt this system, favoring instead a legalistic interpretation that keeps America’s resources flowing outward. This isn’t about law; it’s about control—judges, paid by taxpayers, shielding a broken system that benefits elites and bureaucrats while everyday Americans bear the cost of trade deficits and economic erosion, all under the guise of constitutional duty.