Rather than choosing between EST and EDT going forward: EPDT (for Eastern
Permanent Daylight Time).
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On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM Brooks Harris via tz <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's an article in today's New York Times reporting the debate of
> Democratic candidates for Senator in Maine.
> Asked if they supported ending Daylight Saving two of the leading
> candidates said yes, the third said no, the fourth said unsure.
>
> On 2026-07-17 01:51 AM, Doug Ewell wrote:
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> Brooks Harris wrote:
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> I feel all these technical difficulties created by the Sunshine
> Protection Act are dangerous and the Senators who may vote on it are
> probably mostly unaware if it.
>
> I don’t typically reach first for random sweeping criticism of elected
> officials, but on this topic I think it’s on target.
>
> Lawmakers hear the two main, simplistic arguments for “permanent DST” — it’s
> hard to adjust clocks, and sunny evenings are preferable to sunny mornings —
> and race to enact a feel-good measure with little to no consideration for
> possible ill effects.
>
> The quote from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) in 2022:
>
> “All I know is, constantly, every year, my wife wants [DST] to be
> permanent.”
>
> illustrates just how many technical tokens lawmakers are spending on this
> subject.
>
> My representative emailed a survey question earlier this week: “Are you in
> favor of making Daylight Saving Time permanent to avoid changing clocks twice
> a year?” The obvious loading of the question, to avoid mentioning that
> permanent standard time would also eliminate clock changing, is unsurprising,
> given that she is already on record as supporting a move to year-round UTC–6.
> The email invited lengthier responses, and I plan one, but how much that can
> change her mind is questionable.
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> Doug Ewell, CC, ALB | Lakewood, CO, US | ewellic.org
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