Pat, I really am not certain who may have used decimal money first but certainly, it was not the British! <g>
Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 21:24 Subject: Re: [USMA:25959] Fw: International System of Units (SI), themetric system > Dear Norman, > > You refer to the adoption, by the USA, of decimal currency (in 1793 I > think). Do you know if the USA was the first nation in the world to adopt > decimal currency, or was there any other nation who had done so earlier? > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin LCAMS > Geelong, Australia > > on 2003/06/07 23.55, Norman & Nancy Werling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > > > >
