[USMA:25959] Fw: International System of Units (SI), the metric system

[Norman & Nancy Werling]

Good morning all,   I had just finished sending an email to my Democratic Senator Zell Miller through his web site just before continuing a search in which I finally found the following link which gives valid email addresses for presumably all United States Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm   Miller seems to vote with Republicans more often than not but is not seeking reelection in November 2004.  For that matter, at the risk of becoming a single issue voter, I may be inclined to support any party, even that of Dubya, that can demonstrate foresight by pressing SI into use in the United States.   Anyway I just sent the following email to my Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss who began a 6-year term in 2003.  I am pleased to report that the email did not bounce back so I feel these addresses are valid for use.   I wonder if Chambliss will reply, which  Congress members normally do by letter through U.S. Mail.   I suppose some of you will think I was too pushy or incendiary but here it is for your information.   Norm   ----- Original Message ----- From: Norman & Nancy Werling To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 17:35 Subject: International System of Units (SI), the metric system Dear Senator Chambliss,   I feel very strongly that the United States is foolishly avoiding the inevitable use of SI and I would like very much to send you information on this matter.   Do you realize the SI is much used behind the scenes in the U.S. but that its use is hidden from the public by the government, industry, and the media?   Our neighbors to the north, Canada, believed us in 1975 when we said we were changing to SI but we double-crossed them.  Thus we have single handedly stalled their progress with harmonizing with the rest of the world.   Even the United Kingdom, at last, is diligently abandoning the measures upon which are based so-called  "U.S. Customary" and is moving its people into daily use of SI.   The planet has learned English more to satisfy Americans than the British.  The least we can do is to adopt the much easier and simpler decimal based SI.  As far as I can see, only laziness, stubbornness, or dare we say, perhaps arrogance is holding Americans back from joining the countries of all the other continents of the world in using SI.   May I correspond with you and send you information on the subject on the International System of Units (SI), the metric system?  We are staring at another deadline for our trading with the growing European Union which requires the use of SI by 2009.  Japan, China, Australia and everyone else wait impatiently and negotiate continually for us to join the world in using SI.   Congress must take the lead according to The Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 5 which reads "To coin Money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures".  Thank goodness the early Congresses adopted our decimal money.  Now it is time for Congress to adopt the decimal measures of the International System of Units (SI), the metric system.   Sincerely,   Norman V. Werling 1240 Hunters Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083-2545 404-292-9328