I know a little about the takings issue. I find it
interesting. I see no way that it factors into
anything we are doing here. If Congress mandates that
metric is the standard, and especially if Congress
sets a firm date NOW of some deadline 8 years from
now, but even without phasing it in, I fail to see any
taking issue in metrication at all.
This is part of what had Andy in a snit. Andy, who did
pass the Florida Bar, can't figure out why this group
seems to buy into these ridiculous theories from
Elwell who does not even understand the legal
principles which are normally understood by little
kids. Elwell is wrong about Article one section 8. And
Elwell is wrong about the takings clause.
Now Elwell has reasonable people starting to think
that maybe Congress cannot mandate metric. Not only
can Congress mandate metric, and not only will there
be absolutely no takings issue, but this issue is
about as nuts as the folks who claim metric is
Communist.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 2001-05-31 01:07:20 Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > Why would anyone be in this group if you actually
> > believe that there might be something
> unconstitutional
> >
>
> There is nothing unconstitutional about Congress's
> power to "fix the standard
> of weights and measures". Legislation can be
> written to allow legacy units
> (soft-converted in description, of course) to
> minimize the financial effect
> on people and companies.
>
> But there are all kinds of "takings" that go on, not
> just this. Example:
> the western portion of the county I live in is zoned
> for open space only. So
> the farm owner can't make a killing growing
> townhouses instead of corn.
> Would that be a form of "taking"? Or perhaps, as
> happened a lot in the
> mid-20th century under the name of "progress", a
> government allowed a
> necessary service -- an interurban railway -- to go
> out of business rather
> than supporting it. Now I have to buy a car I
> didn't need before. Would
> that cost be a "taking" of my money?
>
> The problem is that Congress and the legislatures
> are, for the most part,
> afraid of their own shadows, and react to those who
> whine the loudest: those
> who view metrication as a cultural affront, highway
> contractors, etc.
>
> Carleton
>
>
>
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