mr. wetherell: i understand the concern. i want to be careful because the issue about the legal authority throughsue percolating the courts. i do not think it would be up propria for me -- sen. kennedy: i am not telling you what the law will be. telling i'm at -- i'm asking you to tell me the legal basis. mr. wetherell: the question of if there is legal authority is the question that justice thomas spoke about in the travel ban cases. i think that issue is before us. i think what you are getting at, the issues surrounding us and some of the things that the courts will have to look at, is that beyond their authority to provide relief to parties not before the court. article three standing issue, if i understand the concern. beyonde court gets adjudicating the case, the concern can be that the court is acting more like congress, which is acting and affecting people not before it. those are the issues. sen. kennedy: can you tell me what the legal basis is? i would have to look at the brief. i preside over 2000 cases, and to giv

mr. maze? >> 15 1/2. >> how about you, judge smith? >> 18 years. >> 18 years. how about you, judge wetherell? >> i'm trying to do the math. i was admitted to bar in 1985 so i think that's 23? >> yeah. okay. >> senator, could i correct the record? those of us who are lawyers are not good at math. >> most -- >> i just realize i've been a lawyer 26 years. i'm sorry. >> well, congratulations to each of you on your nomination. i don't have any more questions. bryce, do you have anything? nothing. >> okay. bryce, come up to the microphone. >> you got anything to say, bryce? tell us what you think, man. you get anything you want for lunch. you have been so good. >> it's safe for us to learn about it, so keep or -- and so we cannot say bad words to god because he -- >> that is way cool. >> vote for my daddy. >> i don't want you to run against me, bryce. >> all right. let's see what else my team here is telling me i have to do. thank you for your testimony. i suspect members will have written questions for you which you can expect next week. we'll keep the record open one week. thank you so much. congratulations. and i enjoy this