A quote from the 20th President of the United States, James Garfield,

as he delivered his centennial speech to Congress in 1876.

"Now, more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature. If the next centennial does not find us a great nation it will be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in controlling the political forces."

Posted with thanks to Lyle Davis.

Daylight Saving time In Baja California - 2010

Today, the last Sunday in October, daylight saving time fell back to Standard Time at 2:00 A.M. local time in Baja California and the rest of Mexico.

The Congress of Mexico passed legislation in December 2009 which allowed ten border municipios to adopt a daylight saving time pattern consistent with the United States. The municipalities which are now permitted by law to observe daylight saving time consistent with the United States are:

Municipality, State, neighboring U.S. city

Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila (Del Rio, Texas)

Anáhuac, Nuevo León (Laredo, Texas)

Juarez, Chihuahua (El Paso, Texas)

Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Brownsville, Texas)

Mexicali, Baja California (Calexico, California)

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (Laredo, Texas)

Ojinaga, Chihuahua (Presido, Texas)

Piedras Negras, Coahuila (Eagle Pass, Texas)

Reynosa, Tamaulipas (McAllen, Texas)

Tijuana, Baja California (San Ysidro, California)

The observation of daylight saving time for these ten municipalities began at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March, 2010. On the first Sunday in November, 2010, these areas will return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time.

Neither the American State of Arizona nor the Mexican state of Sonora observe Daylight Saving Time.