I am glad that their cause has collapsed. If they won out, the W&M legislation of all EU member states would become null and void overnight. I wonder, is this rant 'Breaking News' from the BWMA, the UKIP or an Europhobic newspaper? They have big words about democracy, but they conventiently forget that British (and other nations') W&M legislation has never been 'democratic'. It has always imposed the use of legal units in trade. It seems: Democracy is ifp, dictatorship is metric! When the Imperial system was established in the 19th centry, a lot of units were banned: undemocratic. A unit, the Butcher's stone of 8 lbs, was banned around 1835: undemocratic. It was again banned in 1936, as it had held out stubbornly! Banning this unit was undemocratic as well if I accept their line of reasoning.
I am in Ireland. No activity yet om road metrication. Buyt it is still too early. Maybe in summer I wil be able to see it coming. I wish I was in Ireland on M-Day! The IAML will not like the collapse of the MM cause either! Han Citeren Big Chimp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > OK! This is great news, but will that mean that the UK authorities will > now > crack down on those breaking the law? We were told that the authorities > will not crack down until all of the court cases are settled. Since this > decision now settles all of the cases, the authorities should now start > prosecuting. Nothing less would be fair. > > Euric > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2004-02-25 16:58 > Subject: [USMA:28917] Metric Martyrs European court case collapses! > > > > Awww...what a shame!! (snigger!!) > > > > I suppose it's too much to ask that we've seen the back of all his > nonsense now?? We live in hope!! > > > > 24 February 2004 > > BREAKING NEWS > > > "I write to inform you that on 3 February 2004 the European Court of > Human > Rights, sitting as a Committee of three judges (M.Pellonpaa, President, > S.Pavlovschi and L.Garlicki) pursuant to Article 27 of the Convention, > decided under Article 28 of the Convention to declare the above > inadmissable > because it did not comply with the requirements set out in Articles 34 and > 35 of the Convention. > > > > In the light of all the material in its possession, and in so far as the > matters complained of were within its competence, the Court found that they > did not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms > set out in the convention or its protocols. > > > > This decision is final and not subject to any appeal to either the Court > or any other body. You will therefore appreciate that the Registry will be > unable to provide any further details about the Committee's deliberations > or > to conduct any further correspondence relating to its decision in this > case. > You will receive no further documents from the Court concerning this case > and, in accordance with the Court's instructions, the file will be > destroyed > one year after the despatch of this letter." > > > > >
