that's how reporter john hawley put it. he's talking about students at the black school in elizabeth city. this development could very well affect every student voter, every college, in the state. if that precedent was set, if what happened here in this room stands at the state level, the precedent is set that any full-time student in north carolina can't vote at school? >> it would certainly seem that way. >> if montravius king thought it would be hard enough running for local office, imagine what the pressure is like now. now that he has to win this case or beat the precedent. residency challenges are successful against you, there's no reason why the exact same residency challenge wouldn't be successful against every on-campus student at every college in north carolina. >> uh-huh. >> if you lose this case, it's going to be a big deal. >> it really is. >> no pressure. >> it really is. yeah. >> no pressure. also merging while we're having this conversation. the pressure is on in north carolina for real. we spoke with pete g