To be honest, I think it would be substantially easier for companies who favor metric-only (like Proctor & Gamble) to take a public stand and lobby for it. The main reason FMI can get support is that companies like P&G refuse to advocate for metric-only.
Perhaps a foreign company or trade group could or a foreign government could appeal to WTO. However, I think that is unlikely. It could also backfire if the public is not prepared for it. The real problem is there is no leader who has standing on the issue of metric-only. --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > From: Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> > Subject: Re: [USMA:43749] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices! > To: jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net, "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 10:40 PM > Maybe it is time that someone deliberately break an > anti-metric law and site the 1866 law as their defense. > Maybe if the case can go to the supreme court, then the > court can rule in favor of metric, thus by-passing the > Congress and the FMI. > > Jerry > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > To: U.S.. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:35:16 PM > Subject: [USMA:43749] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and > no-one notices! > > > > > It might make an interesting defense if anyone were charged > with metric-only labeling. I'm not sure either the > charge or the defense has ever occurred. > > On the fill, I believe milk falls under FPLA and no one has > located a law that says it doesn't. FPLA clearly > states it trumps state law. All the milk I see in my > supermarket is dual labeled; either unit may be foirst and > may be the round unit. > > --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Jeremiah MacGregor > <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Jeremiah MacGregor > <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> > > Subject: [USMA:43748] Re: USC units spread to the UK - > and no-one notices! > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > <usma@colostate.edu> > > Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:26 PM > > I believe the metric law of 1866 would give them the > right > > to despite local laws that may require gallon fills > only. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: John M. Steele > <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > > To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> > > Sent: Monday, March 9, 2009 6:57:27 PM > > Subject: [USMA:43612] Re: USC units spread to the UK - > and > > no-one notices! > > > > > > I still believe they could fill to 4 L if they wanted > too.
