So Gene, what do you think would inspire a large majority of members to set the
standard and establish a WMA as part of our laws?
Jerry
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From: "mech...@illinois.edu" <mech...@illinois.edu>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:04:48 AM
Subject: [USMA:43962] Re: US Standard
Jerry,
Your suggestion would be an *ideal* Standard of W&M for the US, but impossible
to legislate at the present time.
What is the opinion of your own Representative in Congress? Mine would ignore
such an ideal suggestion unless a large majority of other members promoted it.
Gene.
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:23:59 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [USMA:43910] US Standard
>To: mech...@illinois.edu, "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
>
> If that were so, then why are there problems with
> the FPLA? If the standard is set then any law that
> does not permit metric only to stand on its
> own would be invalid and legal to ignore.
>
> We need a law with wording that SI is not the
> preferred standard but the only legal standard.
> Then laws allowing states to revert to English units
> in road construction would become illegal.
>
> Setting the standard would mean the US law would
> incorporate a Weights and Measures Act specifically
> declaring what units are legal and illegal for use
> in trade and commerce.
>
> Jerry
