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The Special Commission on the Commonwealth's Time Zone will vote on November 1st on a final draft of a report recommending that Massachusetts move to the Atlantic Time Zone from the Eastern Time Zone:
A commission is studying the possibility of having Massachusetts join the Atlantic Time Zone, putting it permanently an hour ahead of its current Eastern slot.
That would mean later sunsets in the colder months, and would put the state on a zonal par with the likes of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Bermuda rather than the rest of the eastern United States.
The 11-member commission submitted a draft report on the move in September, and will vote on a final one on November 1. If that gets a green-light, the recommendation will go to lawmakers—who may or may not pursue the move.
Maine and New Hampshire would likely join Massachusetts in switching to the Atlantic Time Zone.
2014 editorial on the benefits. Also at NBC.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 29 2017, @06:51PM (3 children)
For the contiguous 48 states: East of the Mississippi on one zone (possibly including states directly west of the big river), west on the other. Not sure if 2 or 3 hours apart is the best fit?
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 29 2017, @08:12PM (1 child)
I served in the military and come from a strongly and historically military and academic Pro-America family,
However, I am in favor of Balkanization. We fought a civil war against balkanization, but the funny thing about our civil war was that we fought against the rights of our provinces vs. the greater good. And the modern problem is that Leftist faggots and other fifth-columnists are trying to break apart our great nation.
Now, we must break apart our great nation, but do it in a way where we can all stay unified, yet not allow Silicon Valley shitheads and Jews to dictate terms of life to the rest of us. I am not suggesting that the United States break up. What I am suggesting is that the Autonomous provinces f Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are allowed to become their own autonomous provinces, and that the decisions they make will have no effect on the rest of us, nor shall our decisions have any effect on them.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 29 2017, @09:03PM
It's a Goddamn shame that this was modded "funny," because given the approaching tumult this is an issue which is going to hit us in the face and, rather rudely.
Unless, of course, our magnificent president Donald Trump puts a stop to Californian assholes, and quickly. Let's hope he does so.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @01:52AM
China is similar in size to the "lower 48" and the whole country shares a single time zone. Maybe they'll get some more when they can afford to.