CORRECTION I just noticed that I inadvertently elided a portion of my quote from the the message that John posted. The full quote is available farther down, but for the sake of clarity, I'll correct my message anyway. Jim -------- Corrected Message -------- John, This cross-posted message from Andy Johnson is grossly in error. Ehlers bill would NOT "force all businesses contracting with NASA and certain other agencies to use metric only". In fact: - It deals only with "any transaction between the Federal agency and another person providing for such person to perform scientific or engineering research with Federal funding". [Note that it affects only funded research!] - It could result in companies getting fined for using the metric system! It states that such research funding contracts must include provisions.... = "(1) clearly identifying the extent to which the metric system of measurement or other systems of measurement will be used" [Note the "or other systems of measurement"!], = "(2) requiring the usage of systems of measurement consistent with the provisions described in paragraph (1)", and = "(3) assigning to the person receiving Federal funding the financial responsibility for failure to follow the requirements stated in paragraph (2)". Nevertheless, it is a good bill because it CAN be used to enforce the use of the metric system in research. It can also serve us as a bellwether on Congress's reaction to bills on measurement requirements. Before encouraging people to write to a congressional member to support a bill, we should read the bill to make sure that those letters don't come off as "missing the mark". That would only serve to make us look illiterate, ill-advised, or like members of a rabble. And I still would prefer that this list not be filled with cross-posted messages. When I get the time to read the Yahoo messages on metrication, I'll add that to my bookmark list. Jim kilopascal wrote: > > > Congressman Ehlers deserves our immediate help. > > Please crank out letters, email, phone calls, in support of his bill which > would force all businesses contracting with NASA and certain other agencies > to use metric only. His bill would also require that all losses due to > failing to use metric would be paid by that business. > > > > Please ask your own member of Congress to sign on as a co-sponsor. > > > > Please come post info on any feedback you get. > > > > Thanks. > > Andy Johnson > > 904-596-7335 office .... -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
