I only mentioned the response to the Texas petition because the Administration did indeed respond to a petition that reached the 25,000 threshold. I prefer to remain living in the U.S., thank you (grin).
(BTW, we are at almost 32,000 today,with two weeks still to go on the signature period). Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Carleton MacDonald To: 'Kilopascal' ; trus...@grandecom.net Sent: 2013-01-16 07:35 Subject: RE: [USMA:52179] Texas petition True, it has to start in Congress. But imagine the effect of the President incorporating the topic of metrication in a State of the Union address. Carleton From: Kilopascal [mailto:kilopas...@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 23:02 To: trus...@grandecom.net; U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52179] Texas petition I can't imagine the government letting Texas go with only 25 000 votes. The population of Texas is 25 000 000, so that represents only 0.1 % of the population that signed the petition. I can't imagine what will happen with the metric petition when 30 000 out of 300 000 000 is 0.01 %, a much worse percentage. I think you would have a better chance of getting some action on the petition if you requested an audience with the president and were to present the petition results yourself, in person, along with select representatives of US companies that have already made the switch. But, in reality, is the white house really the right place to go to? It is Congress we need to convince to bring about metrication, not the president. He has no power to effect a change. Isn't there someone in Congress that supports metrication enough to possibly initiate a hearing where they could hear testimony from companies that went metric and what good it did for them? They could also investigate the cost to the country of not metricating. It is Congress we need to convince to bring about metrication, not the president. He has no power to effect a change. [USMA:52179] Texas petition Paul Trusten Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:15:16 -0800 The White House just rejected a "We The People" Texas secession petition, responding to the 25,000 action threshold.Good--so I can still enjoy .US* metrication when it comrs! Paul Trusten, Reg. PharmacistVice PresidentU.S. Metric Association, Inc.Midland, Texas USAwww.metric.org +1(432)528-7724trus...@grandecom.net
