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What you linked is a statement Nixon issued after signing a law passed by Congress, not Nixon unilaterally changing DST by executive order.
by _delirium 7y ago
What you linked is a statement Nixon issued after signing a law passed by Congress, not Nixon unilaterally changing DST by executive order.
- paxys 7y agoWell, never mind then. Although Trump did pledge exactly this (permanent DST via executive action) during his campaign, and if anyone is going to try and ram it through regardless of legality or consequences, it's him.
- ianai 7y agoThat would really only work until another president and sympathetic congress issued a counter decree. Granted, I’m sure by then there would be significant pressure to not undo it. That doesn’t always stop them though.