Dear Post Office.
1. The Metric System is the only legal measurement system in the
United States, made legal by the Metric Act of 1866. Imperial
measurement were never legalized in the United States.
2. Hawaii has embarked on a course that could make Hawaii metric only
by 2018 (see HB 36).
3. Nearly fifty thousand Americans signed a petition to make the
Metric system the standard in the United States, instead of the
Imperial system. A response from the White House says that Americans
can "choose to live your life in metric if you want" which is a weak
response at best.
4. The United States Post Office is not currently allowing Americans
to fully follow that White House suggestion.
Solution:
A. United States Post Office package dimensions should be logical,
rounded metric measures with optional parenthetical mention of
Imperial measurements listed temporarily then gradually phased out.
B. United States Post Office should change the word "Standard" to
Imperial because in a global context, the word "Standard" makes no
sense; let's call it what it really is.
Thank you, David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
P.S. You may read the full official full White House response here:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-metric-system-standard-united-states-instead-imperial-system/FndsKXLh
