MACON, Ga. — Daylight saving time is happening this weekend. Which means you'll want to turn your clocks back an hour on Saturday night
It's that time of the year where some of you might forget to change your clock back. And, well, some of you might not even want to change it back. Let's find out.
"I'd like it just to change it and leave it alone," Lanier said.
Darrell Lanier doesn't care when he gets his sunshine; but, he said, he doesn't like having to change the time on his clock each year or messing up his sleep schedule.
"It probably takes a month to straighten yourself back out once time changes," Lanier said.
Many of you agreed with Lanier.
According to the U.S. Secretary of State, 60 percent of Americans would favor a permanent switch.
"It's confusing. I really don't even, I don't like it. I don't like having to actually go by (daylight saving time). I don't," Patricia Thompson said.
However, we are in the final stretch of waking up to darkness before heading to work. Latisha Johnson said she doesn't really mind the time change.
"I actually like it. You get a little bit more sleep. The sun really wakes me up in the morning, so being that it's later in the morning when it comes out. It kind of drains me a little bit. So, I think it will be energizing," Johnson said.
Mark Buckland says it does get dark "too early," but overall, he likes daylight saving time.
"I get up early, so it's weird waking up and it's dark for three hours and going to work after. I don't mind when it's dark when I come home. Then, I can finally relax," Buckland said.
On the flip side, Johnson says, she would miss the long summer nights.
"It always seems like I would miss the entire day at work. So that part I will miss," Johnson said.
"I'm just glad it's beginning to get over with as far as the changes. That's my main thing," Lanier said.
So, lots of opinions, but keep in mind, no matter what you'll see the same amount of daylight.
Here's a closer look at the state and federal laws:
The U.S. government has not made daylight saving time permanent. While the Senate approved "the sunshine protection act" this year, it still needs approval from the U.S. House of Representatives before President Joe Biden can sign it into law.
At the state level, Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill into law in 2021 to keep Georgia in daylight saving time permanently, but it needs congress to decide before it can be enacted. The catch is that if the bill in Congress becomes law states and territories could follow different times.
Lawmakers have cited health and economic benefits to making it permanent.
The change goes into effect at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
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