On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Duncan Bath wrote: > In other words, there are not enough votes [the life-blood of politicians] > in championing SI. If there were lots of votes for SI, there would be no > problem. True, Duncan. One could also describe it as a "failure of elected officials to lead" by persuading voters to accept international standards.
> Our mission is to build a consensus that would support political action. > For example, encourage the journalists to become knowlegeable, and then > fluent in SI. Agreed. Those are necessary conditions, in my opinion. > Right now, the upcoming Olympics should provide opportunities... Yes, for those of us subject to reports which are limited to the US. I suppose reporting outside the US will almost be "guaranteed" in SI. CNN might report in a mix of units, I anticipate, depending on the attitudes of individual reporters. International News (Canada) will probably report in SI as they already do on most topics in general. Gene.
