In a message dated Tue, 29 Jan 2002 8:56:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I agree that such a step is "less government," and that it would accelerate > the move to metric. > > However, I also believe it would be unconstitutional, that is, in violation > of the "fix the standards" clause. > > A Libertarian believes that the proper function of government is to protect > individuals against force and fraud. De-certifying widely-used units of > measure would just about guarantee a lot of fraud, in addition to being an > abrogation of one of the government's duties. > > So, as much as I would like to jump on this bandwagon, I am afraid that I > cannot. > > Jim Elwell I thought Congress already "fixed" the standard, in 1866. Did it ever pass legislation specifically indicating that ifp was official, as it did with metric? cm
