In May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee ‌voted 48-1 in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act. The U.S. Senate voted unanimously in March 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent but the House never took up the measure in the face ​of opposition. The proposal the House will consider next week would allow states ​to opt out.

  • UnderpantsWeevil
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    15 hours ago

    The answer is simple.

    The government shouldn’t be telling us what time it is. We should leave that to the private sector. And you should be required to pay for a subscription to know what time it is.

    • some_kind_of_guy
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      9 hours ago

      hey

      psst!

      yeah you, come here

      you uh, you wanna buy a watch? I can get you a good deal, no subscription. Just don’t tell nobody, k?