The Omnibus Trade Bill of 1988 applies to the current government. If they do not live up to its provisions, it is up to us to prod them into compliance. Such compliance will lead a goodly number of suppliers to get on with SI or lose out on business opportunities.
Duncan -----Original Message----- From: Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: March 17, 2002 17:00 Subject: [USMA:18844] RE: our metrication discussion >Wizard wrote: >> I see no progress or effort taken by Georgie to metricate his beloved >country! > >That's because he's too busy further enriching the Bush Dynasty's already >obscenely rich friends (and governing in secret). > >> It seems he really wants to face 2010? > >Right now, he's actively facing 2002 (mid-term elections) and 2004 (next >presidential election). (His applying tariffs to steel imports and his >marching in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade were both part of his 2004 >campaign strategy.) I don't think he gives a damn about 2010, as he'll have >been out of office for at least a year, even if he is re-elected in 2004. > >> It will have a severe impact on American economy, the EU is the US' most >important trade partner! > >We can only hope that U.S. companies will get the message and do something >independently of the government. The only positive statements the current >administration has made with respect to any kind of regulation is as a >result of the Enron/Andersen scandal -- and that regulation (which will have >to come from Congress) relates only to financial matters. > >Any hope for government support for metrication lies solely in Congress. As, >unlike the President, they don't have term limits, many of them will still >be in office in 2010. As I've implied above, we can expect nothing at all >from the administration. > >> Americans have to get rid off the idea it is our heritage, it is Gay >Britain's heritage! > >Gay Britain? Is that a typo for Great Britain? If not, why would you say >that? > >Bill Potts, CMS >Roseville, CA >http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
