Voltron: As Nic pointed out, the discovery process means Kelso has to give all evidence to the defense. There won't be any dramatic courtroom scenarios where two dozen people suddenly appear and admit they voted illegally voted for Kennedy. Hosack's refusal to force people living outside of Idaho to appear in court is a death blow to Brannon's case. You'd have get them to admit under oath they voted for Kennedy. Good luck with that. If a person did show, all a person would have to do is say, “I don't remember who I voted for.” Team Brannon keeps using language like fraud and corruption, but proving Mike Kennedy is responsible is almost impossible. All the defense attorney has to do is ask, “Mr. Kennedy were you responsible for running the 2009 election?” Answer, “No sir. That is the job of Dan English and Kootenai County.” The bar is pretty high for Brannon to prove his case, I think Hosack spelled it out in black and white.

Question: Did Judge Hosack deliver a death blow to Team Brannon's chances of prevailing at trial when he refused to force voters living out of Idaho to appear in court?