On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 07:47:23 Jim Elwell wrote: ... >Before y'all begin cheering, consider the point I made awhile back. > >If and when mandatory-metric legislation is attempted in the USA, you can >bet that US metric opponents will parade the Metric Martyrs all over the >country as examples of the evils of mandatory metrication. > Provided the law is enforced you can have a parade as large as you want, it'll be nothing doing, Jim! This reminds me of recent situations here in Alberta involving bill C-11 and now the teachers' strike. The government didn't budge one micrometer, and people are getting on with their lives!!!
>This case is a tremendous setback to the liberty of the citizens of the UK. I (evidently, as you would know...) vehemently disagree! This is the victory of law and order actually. If people are not happy with how laws are written they should try to change that by lobbying/campaigning politicians, not defy them in court when you know you will lose! I must be extremely pleased to hear that British courts decided to do the right thing and *uphold the law*! This fiasco has been nothing but a deceitful campaign by the likes of BWMA that tried to deceive the public into believing that this was a matter of personal freedom! I'm actually surprised, Jim, that you apparently fell for that yourself, too, my friend!... :-S You know that this was about **scales certification**, nothing more, nothing less!!! >And it will slow the acceptance of metrication in the USA. >... ? I doubt there will be any correlation with that in the US, but, maybe only time will tell. In conclusion, I'm not chanting victory yet, for these goons may well end up wanting to pester the House of Lords with some stupid petition or something, who knows... We must continue to be on guard to avoid that from happening. Marcus Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
