Time and time again: Stop the nonsense Thomas L. Knapp

On July 14, by a vote of 308 to 117, the US House of Representatives passed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which would end our twice-yearly ritual of “springing forward” and “falling back” by making “Daylight Saving Time” the permanent national standard for timekeeping. Getting that done seems to be one of president Donald Trump’s priorities — one of his few such priorities with which I wholly agree. Unfortunately, the US Senate recessed before voting on the law and it’s unclear whether they’ll get around to it before January and the seating of a new class of Senators. Various polls show the public broadly in support of ending the “spring forward / fall back” nonsense, but not necessarily in agreement on whether the standard should be “Standard Time” or “Daylight Saving Time.” I’ve seen good arguments from both sides. My own position is: Pick one and make it happen. For whatever reason, such measures always seem to bog down in Congress.

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