Thanks, Marcus. Amending the U.S. Constitution is incredibly difficult, as the founding fathers intended it to be.
Jim Ma Be wrote: > > And I'm so glad that Jim brought this up and shared this post with us. This is yet >another strong argument for possibly amending the constitution (or whatever it would >be required to be done legislativewise) to relinquish responsibility on this to >technical people and standards organizations. Perhaps only when they're finally >granted the necessary power will the US finally join the ranks of metric countries >around the planet. Good post, Jim. > > Marcus > > On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:16:32 > James R. Frysinger wrote: > >Dear colleagues, > > > >There seems to be some misunderstandings among those posting here on > >metric standards and the USMA. Hopefully I can clarify matters rather > >than further muddying the waters. .... -- 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
