(This article is absolutely wrong and Shapiro is 100% right. Elections are political (not legal) events.)
That may be right, but legal protections are a very useful framework to understand what is fair in order to conclude as to the veracity of an accusation in the heat of a political campaign. If for political purposes we decide that the accused are guilty before they are proved to do so “just because there is no jail time as a consequence of this conclusion”, means that all it takes to get rid of qualified candidates is a few accusations. Sorry, but the concept of real fairness is extremely important, even if outside of the legal theater.
I was humiliated and punished as a third grader in a case where due process was denied me in a classroom situation. Laugh if you will, but due process has a place outside the legal area.