wise or not. whether you think it's disruptive or not or fair to stop everybody, including people with hardship cases in order to keep a few bad people out that is a decision for the president of the united states and the president of the united states only. the statute. steve: it's his job. >> the statute couldn't be clearer. it's a 1952 statute that specifically says the president of the united states on his own may suspend the immigration of any class, group of people for public health, public safety. end of the story. ainsley: if it's that clear why is this judge doing this? >> i don't know what's in his head and i read his opinion over the weekend. and i reread it this morning there is not enough there. i don't know what the ninth circuit of appeals is going to do. you have three well-respected judges there. they refuse to get involved because they wanted to know more. steve: so now the u.s. department of justice has until what time today to make their case? >> until 3:00 in the afternoon west coast time. 6:00 in the afternoon here.