Just because you can …

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. This is my new mantra. I’m getting fed up with people doing misguided things just because they can or just because it is legal. This is happening everywhere.

We’ve got 18-year-old candidates for the school board and city council whose motives in running are to interest young people in local issues. All well and good, and I’m sure these young men will do great things with their lives — but their candidacies are ill-advised. Within days they’ll be off to college hours away, reason enough for them not to run for local office. Do they truly understand the breadth of responsibilities involved? The school board candidate has told the Mountain View Voice that he now hopes to lose. Holy moly. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.