I'm with Ned. Who in all of the USMA or on this list can speak up and
identify members of Congress who might be amenable to proposing the
necessary legislation?
Ezra
Nat Hager III wrote:
>
> Combining two threads here:
>
> NONE of this is going to happen until we identify some member of Congress
> who will either introduce a bill, or attach it as a rider to some other
> bill. Currently this is not happening, any search of thomas.loc.gov will
> show there are no bills anywhere on the horizon.
>
> So what's happening? Manufacturers are slowly moving to SI (ifp) and
> consumers are accepting it, but because Congress won't do anything they
> continue having to put "67.6 floozy" on 2 Liter Coke bottles, when Coke
> would probably prefer to get rid of it to simplify labeling.
>
> So the problem is getting some member of our 400-member+ Congress to act.
> Since this is controversial you're not going to get their attention easily,
> and they're not going to do it in a way that's anything other than
> low-profile.
>
> So I would adhere to the KISS principle (Keep it Simple Stupid) and push for
> a UPLR-type bill all at once, and not a series of bills re-ammended every
> other year. If that seems to much then I'd push the more gradual approach.
>
> Just my $0.02,
>
> Nat
>
> Thread #1
>
> >>> You are 100 % correct. Metric First is easier than
> Metric only. This is the logical next step.
>
> We have to follow a step by step approach and these
> are the steps,
> 1: Metric First - Just a change in the label.
> 2: Hard Metric - Changes in volume and package.
> 3: Dropping the ifp.
> >>
>
> Thread #2
>
> >>Yesterday, I took the time to go through all of our toiletries to see
> which items were sold in units of metricmetric first, imperial last. I
> then called those companies and thanked them for using and promoting the
> metric system.
> >>
