Daylight Saving Time v. Standard Time

 

Standard Time has befallen us again.  Does it make sense that we can all agree, at the state level, to remain on Standard Time, but cannot decide to permanently adopt the alternative?  Only an act of Congress can cause semi-annual clock-change routines to end with Daylight Time being declared permanent.  The Uniform Time Act of 1966 provided for that. Several attempts to cause the adoption of no-change Daylight Time have died during the legislative process.  Consideration of the issue of eliminating time-change peaks twice each year, but quickly fades as most folks soon modify their daily habits to comply.  The change-pain is probably most severe to members of the dairy industry who fail to convince milk producing animals to willingly change their lactating cycles.  I suppose, too, that airline activities are significantly impacted by the required semi-annual clock manipulations.  Still, I would prefer to not become engulfed in the darkness of night so early in the day that is brought on by the November switch to Standard Time.