It's great that this item has made it this far. If you're an American who participates in this discussion group, register and vote on this site (I see a few familiar names already in the comment area). Though the executive branch is less important than Congress on this issue, Obama's evident fondness for science and reason is definitely cause to reiterate our own calls for change (Obama's favorite word, after all).
It's really too bad, however, that the person who wrote this item on change.org lives overseas, and that some others who provided positive comments appear not to be living the the US either. Calls for US metrication originating from abroad in such a forum, designed to let Americans appeal to their government, do more harm than good. We need a lot of Americans voting and commenting to try to offset that negative. From: Paul Trusten Sent: 01/03/2009 7:20 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:42233] change.org metrication idea makes next voting round A statement about metrication has made it into the second round of voting at Change.org (see http://www.change.org/ideas/view/nudge_the_us_to_adopt_the_metric_system) . It made third place in the Technology Policy category. Please consider registering at this Web site and casting your vote in the final voting period of 5 to 15 January 2009. Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Blvd. Apt. 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 US +1(432)528-7724 [email protected]
