Reformulated the sentence about time zones.

sneakyness · Aug 24, 2012 · 5545272 · 5545272
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@@ -6035,8 +6035,7 @@ <h5 id=time-zones><span class=secno>2.5.5.6 </span>Time zones</h5>
   actual time zones is -12:00 to +14:00, and the minutes component of
   offsets of actual time zones is always either 00, 30, or 45. There
   is no guarantee that this will remain so forever, however; time
-  zones are used as political footballs and are thus subject to very
-  whimsical policy decisions.</p>
+  zones are changed by countries at will and do not follow a standard.</p>
 
   <p class=note>See also the usage notes and examples in the <a href=#concept-datetime title=concept-datetime>global date and time</a> section below
   for details on using time-zone offsets with historical times that

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@@ -6035,8 +6035,7 @@ a.setAttribute('href', 'http://example.com/'); // change the content attribute d
   actual time zones is -12:00 to +14:00, and the minutes component of
   offsets of actual time zones is always either 00, 30, or 45. There
   is no guarantee that this will remain so forever, however; time
-  zones are used as political footballs and are thus subject to very
-  whimsical policy decisions.</p>
+  zones are changed by countries at will and do not follow a standard.</p>
 
   <p class=note>See also the usage notes and examples in the <a href=#concept-datetime title=concept-datetime>global date and time</a> section below
   for details on using time-zone offsets with historical times that

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@@ -5491,8 +5491,7 @@ is conforming depends on which specs apply, and leaves it at that. -->
   actual time zones is -12:00 to +14:00, and the minutes component of
   offsets of actual time zones is always either 00, 30, or 45. There
   is no guarantee that this will remain so forever, however; time
-  zones are used as political footballs and are thus subject to very
-  whimsical policy decisions.</p>
+  zones are changed by countries at will and do not follow a standard.</p>
 
   <p class="note">See also the usage notes and examples in the <span
   title="concept-datetime">global date and time</span> section below