This seems like such a simple thing to me, and yet the US just can’t seem to get it done. What are the issues preventing this?

  • mlg@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Congress would actually have to do their jobs and pass legislation without throwing 500 riders onto it.

    They literally have it completely approved, it’s just that they’re waiting to use it as the base for whatever else they want to get passed.

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      2 days ago

      In theory, individual states could choose to not do daylight savings time. Two states already don’t use it and there was a proposal for Florida to get rid of it and move to the Atlantic Time Zone.

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        Yup. It’s switching to permanent DST (which is what most people want) that requires Congressional approval. A state can switch to permanent standard time on their own.