Americans Rejoice As U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Bill To Abolish Daylight Savings Time

Roughly two hours ago, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to officially make Daylight Savings Time permanent in 2023, effectively getting rid of the need to change clocks twice a year. As expected given the years of disdain and memes hating on the bi-annual time change, the news is already inspiring reactions and memes online from people elated about the development.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio was the leading proponent of the act and addressed the floor this afternoon in accordance with his beliefs. In a video recorded by C-SPAN today, Rubio addressed the room with no objections, leading to the approval of the amendment and an end to "spring forward" and "fall back" in the years ahead.

Senate passes bill by unanimous consent to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) seems excited about it. pic.twitter.com/WL44FBQAGf

— The Recount (@therecount) March 15, 2022

Although it still needs approval from President Joe Biden, the bill will most likely pass through the executive office. Daylight Savings Time is something that's been controversial since the 1970s, only being created for farmers of the early 20th century. Since then, it's mostly sparked contempt from citizens who question its necessity and loathe the annual 4 p.m. darkness during winter months. This year was no different, with tweets and memes about the clock shift percolating on social media before the critical moment on Sunday morning.

Everyone thought this was a great idea in the 70s then we tried it and people hated it. https://t.co/gWJlrZyjBM

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) March 15, 2022

Abolish Daylight Savings Time.

— Spike Cohen (@RealSpikeCohen) March 13, 2022

great. daylight savings time this weekend.

now we can spend 2 months getting used to not deducting an hour after spending 4 months deducting an hour from the clocks we didn't change in November.

CAN WE PLEASE END THIS SHIT NOW?

— Alacrity's Whatever (@AlacritysWhatev) March 9, 2022

Daylight Savings Time barely affects you when you live your life with no discernible sense of order

— jon drake (@DrakeGatsby) March 14, 2022

The only issue Americans can agree on? Getting rid of Daylight Savings Time. And Congress can’t even get that done.

— Beth Baumann (@eb454) March 13, 2022

daylight savings has got to be the worst thing to happen. my body and my mind are so off

— Kemi Marie (they/them) (@kemimarie) March 14, 2022

[guy who was clearly not doing well before daylight savings]: yeah man this time change has got me fucked up idk

— my life is a living hell. every minute is torture (@on_da_spectrum) March 14, 2022

However, since the bill has been passed today, users online are celebrating the development in droves. The near-unanimous rejoicing is manifesting itself in humorous tweets and memes around the web, and will likely continue into tomorrow as the news spreads.

death to daylight savings time https://t.co/bOE8AajSF3

— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) March 15, 2022

I’ve spent my entire daylight’s savings.

Now what?

— Shade 5 🎬 (@Shade510) March 15, 2022

Now how will we ever remember to check the fire detector batteries?

— Jade Jurek – Supporter of Ukraine (@JadeJurek) March 15, 2022

Me under permanent daylight savings time realizing the vibes feel just as fucked as before pic.twitter.com/0F3PYMNhnN

— Zack Budryk (@BudrykZack) March 15, 2022

I hate Daylight Savings Time, but it is kinda cool how the state can just be like "all of the clocks in the country that were accurate yesterday are now an hour off" and everyone is just like, "ok I'll change my clocks"

— James Medlock (@jdcmedlock) March 15, 2022

Who knows if much will change regarding the elimination. Regardless, the idea of Daylight Savings will become obsolete over time as no one grows up with it anymore. The concept will be one for the history books as something grandma and grandpa had to do back when Generation Z was still young and reckless.