“SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT OF 2021" (published 3-19-2022; updated 3-20-2022; article #303)

Introduction

Howdy! I hope that you are doing well. In the last seven days, this website's viewer totals were as follows: National (USA 214) and international (Sweden 46, Germany 16, Russia 7, Canada 6, India 4, China 2, Singapore 2, Ukraine 2, Czechia 1, France 1, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, and Portugal 1). That totals 304 national and international views in the last seven days, as of 4 PM today.

National and international views, so far this month, as of 4 PM today, were 1,063. (The total keeps increasing). February's total views were 1,635. This month is on track to match or be higher than last month. I also have two other website platforms, where I can track viewer totals.

I wish that the analytics for this website tracked national views by state. It doesn't. I know, however, that many readers are from Tennessee. Now that I have again established my credibility, I will engage the topic of this article.

“Sunshine Protection Act of 2021”

What? How can the federal “govrmint” protect sunshine? Only the Lord above can do that!

“Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.” (That's a direct quote from the website, folks!)

On 3/9/2021, Senator Marco Rubio (Republican, Florida) introduced the “Sunshine Protection Act of 2021” (S.623) to the 117th Congress (2021-2022). I had not heard about this insanity until a day or two ago.

On Tuesday, 3/15/2022, the Senate passed that bill (S.623) by unanimous vote. Every senator voted in favor of this insanity! For proof, see https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/623/actions. Is the Senate fiddling while Rome burns? Really? I was stunned!

The text of the bill is available at https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/623/text. I read some of it until becoming bored.

Tennessee Senators Blackburn and Hagerty—Shock!

For Tennessee readers, did you know that Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty were two of the eighteen co-sponsors of the bill? Hagerty co-sponsored it on 3/9/2021. Blackburn co-sponsored it on 3/16/2021. The proof is at https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/623/cosponsors.

Until now, I have agreed with Senators Blackburn and Hagerty. They are trying to stop or slow down this once-great nation's slide into Socialist Utopian Oblivion, as I call it. See my 1/11/2021 article about the start of the Ununited Socialist States of America (USSA).

Today, I was further shocked by learning that Senators Blackburn and Hagerty had co-sponsored this insane bill last year. I did not know this until today.

Action Today

After publishing this article, I plan to send emails to the following:

(1) Senator Marsha Blackburn, via https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/email-me.

Her Senate website, Washington, DC address, and phone number are:
https://www.senate.gov/states/TN/intro.htm
357 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3344

(2) Senator Bill Hagerty, via https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/email-me/.

His Senate website, Washington, DC address, and phone number are:
https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/about/
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4944

My emails will reference this article and include strong words of opposition to this insanity!

(3) Congressman Tim Burchett, via https://burchett.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/email-me.

His House website, Washington, DC address, and phone number are:
https://burchett.house.gov/about
1122 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5435

My email will also reference this article and include my strong words of support to stop this insanity from passing the federal House of Representatives!

Further Action

On Monday, 3/21/2022, I plan to send postal letters to the above-stated people at their Washington, DC, addresses. Further, I plan to call each of the above-listed phone numbers to stand my ground verbally!

This Appalachian Irishman will not back down! The insanity is far too blatant! The federal Senate is fiddling while Rome burns! I will do all that I can to stop the insanity!

Conclusion

Earlier today, while out on Saturday errands, I spoke with several people about this topic. None of them were aware of this insanity until I told them. I asked each one to check my website article today (once published) and to take action. To a person, everyone agreed with me, promised to read this article, and planned to take similar action as mine.

In addition, I plan to call Phil Williams on News Talk 98.7 at 865-656-8255 on Monday. I plan to take a five-minute break from working remotely. (Yes, I still do the same job, working at home on Monday through Wednesday and at the office on Thursdays and Fridays. I have been doing this since 2/1/2021.)

I have only begun to fight the insanity! Papaw Marion Ferrell (4/13/1880-11/21/1970) hated “govrmint” time, as he called it. He left this world when I was ten years old, but I remember what he said. I wear his first name in honor. (He had no middle name.)

In December and January, do you want to arrive at work in the dark? Do you want children to arrive at school in the dark? “Daylight Saving Time” is a lie! It does not “save time”! It only moves the clock forward one hour. Now, the morning hours are darker for about a month. The evening hours are longer. Do we want that insanity to continue? I didn't think so!

Stop “govrmint” time! Don't continue the “spring forward,” “fall back” insanity! End “govrmint” time! You can research the origin of “govrmint” time, as I have done. I won't go into details now.

Please, national readers, help me stop the insanity! The win or loss is unknown. I, for one, will fight this trivial insanity as hard as I can. The federal “govrmint” does not need to fiddle while Rome burns! I have spoken! I will continue to speak!

Sunday, March 20, 2022, Addendum

Today, I am adding the following addendum. The information is from https://www.sunrise-and-sunset.com/en/sun/united-states/knoxville__tn. If you check that website, you will be able to find data by month and year, as I did. I reviewed November 2021 through March 2022 data.

Remember to add an hour from November 7, 2021, to March 12, 2022! This country ran on Standard Time from 11/7/2021 through 3/12/2022.

If the “Sunshine Protection Act” of 2021 becomes law, then, for example, the sun would not rise until 8:47 AM from January 1 through January 11 of any given future year. Do you want school-aged children arriving at school in the dark? Do you want to be at work almost an hour before the sun rises? I did not think so!

Check the website that I referenced, if you doubt me. I have saved the raw data in a document on my personal computer.