CNN.com - Congress may extend daylight-saving time - Apr 7, 2005

CNN.com - Congress may extend daylight-saving time - Apr 7, 2005

How dumb is this? Congress may extend daylight savings time?
As far as I know, the sun goes up and down- rather, our planet rotates at whatever speed it feels fit regardless of what the US Congress says.

Do other countries do this? Does this seem silly to anyone else?