Jim, I don't want this to be some personal fight, but, seriously, I do not think it is consistent to claim to be for metric and to also claim not to be in favor of using the government to force metric. You are saying that you oppose my efforts to talk to members of Congress urging them to fix metric as our one and only standard of weights and measures? Or, are you in favor of efforts to talk to Congress about joining the rest of the world on this issue? And as for article 1 section 8, I think Andy Johnson was entirely right to say that there is no reason at all to support there is any reason to debate it. It is very very clear. It says that Congress has the power to fix the standards of weights and measures. There is no room to argue that Congress could right now pass a law giving us metric, top to bottom, if Congress wanted to do this. --- Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gene Mechtly argues about the possible > interpretations of the Section 8 of > the Constitution that I posted. > > The reason I posted these is NOT so you guys can > pick them apart. There is > no doubt that any one of you can do so. > > I'm trying to say "If we have mandated metric in the > USA, it will be fought > in the courts!" "There is enough room for > interpretation it will become a > court fight!" > > These interpretations and/or others will be used by > attorneys for > metric-haters to try and overthrow any metric > mandates. I don't know if they > will succeed. I do know that if Congress were to > pass metric-mandates, don't > start celebrating until the court fights are done. > > As to my own beliefs, the posting about shopkeepers > being charged with > criminal offenses only confirms my worst fears: > metric mandates will > criminalize perfectly peaceable and non-fraudulent > activities between > consenting adults. > > And as far as I am concerned, that's a lot closer to > tyranny than a > government "of the people, by the people and for the > people." > > Jim Elwell > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
