The FMI must be kept out of the loop for any new draft of the FPLA to be
effective.
A new metrication board needs to be established to first identify any legal
restrictions to full SI usage and have all these restrictions removed. The
Constitution needs to be amended (with or with out Congress) to make SI the
only legal standard. Obstacles need to be removed first and loop holes closed.
Then a planned effort can be initiated. With Obama moving more and more
towards socialism, this may not be as difficult to achieve as with the previous
administrations.
Jerry
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From: "mech...@illinois.edu" <mech...@illinois.edu>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:36:11 AM
Subject: [USMA:43819] New EO and FPLA
John,
More recently than the Act of 1866 legalizing metric units is PL 100-418
(designating SI as preferred for US trade and commerce....), also an Act of
Congress.
I believe that President Obama will eventually express support, rather than
efforts to repeal, these Acts.
Let's draft a new Executive Order (and submit it for consideration by the White
House); an order which reduces easy evasion by Departments and Agencies of the
Executive Branch.
I'm also thinking of a new draft of the FPLA rather than a mere Amendment since
NIST must resubmit its draft anyway.
Perhaps we can debate various drafts in this USMA forum?
Gene.
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:36:44 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "John M. Steele" <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: [USMA:43814] Re: Metric personal data was Re: 24 hour time
>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
>
>
>
>At best, it is ignoring an Executive Order, binding on Federal agencies.
>Reality is that their boss (the Prez) doesn't enforce it, nor have recent past
>Presidents and it has been widely ignored by Federal agencies.
>
>The few that tried to honor it (DoT) were handed setbacks by Congress.
>
>The EO is still out there, but it might be wise to have all political ducks in
>a row before arguing it. It could be struck down at the stroke of a pen. I
>don't think we have any idea where Obama stands on metrication.
>
>Perhaps an argument could be made around the Metric Act of 1866. However, I
>am not aware of much case law surrounding it. If it hasn't been used much in
>140+ years, that argument might be a very hard sell.
