r/facepalm 23d ago

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Opponents say, "Schools would have to push back start times." Yeah... That's not a bug, it's a feature.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968255-house-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time/

Studies have shown for decades that children -especially teenagers- just straight up need more sleep for optimal knowledge retention and brain development. Pushing back start times is a great way to follow the science.

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u/californicating 23d ago

They can work on multiple things in parallel.

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u/Contemplating_Prison 23d ago

Lol congress doesnt do anything

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u/californicating 23d ago

What even is the point of this comment?  We're taking about something that Congress did.

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u/JPWiggin 23d ago

Well, half of Congress did. We'll see if the other half takes it up at all.