Is it Time to Make a Permanent Time Change?

So he we go again. It’s time to change our clocks again.

We are changing from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time. And early next Spring, we change them back from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time and on and on it goes and has gone on year after year after year.

But the clock may be ticking toward when things might change and time won’t. That’s because 19 states, including California, Oregon and the state of Washington, have approved laws or passed resolutions to provide for year-round Daylight Saving Time. The Department of Transportation says it saves energy, prevents traffic accidents and reduces after-dark crimes.

It started a long time ago during WW1 to conserve coal. And then in 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act because of the random way states had been observing daylight saving time.

So to make Daylight Saving Time always the time Congress has to act.

Given the fact that Congress has a history of taking a long time if ever to get things done, it may take some time before Daylight Saving Time becomes the permanent time, but it looks like most Americans would say it’s about time.

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