Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are suggesting the country stop its biannual ritual of falling back and springing forward – advocating a permanent end to time changes in a move that has garnered broad support in the past.

Sen. Marco Rubio has been at the forefront of trying to “lock the clock,” as he puts it. He has introduced legislation to try to make daylight saving time permanent. It’s called the Sunshine Protection Act and he reintroduced in 2023. Congress hasn’t passed the bill.

The “Department of Government Efficiency” may target the century-old practice, the men suggested on social media. It was not immediately clear whether they were serious.

In a series of social media posts over the last week, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has strongly suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will end the semiannual clock changes.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged the new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) to create a year-round standard time in a Wednesday post on the social platform X. His goal is to have the department,