I would add to this the observation that the US has shown itself in the past
to be quite capable of adopting a Nationwide standard administered by a
Federal government agency.
The so called customary units used throughout the US are such a standard.
There are no variants of the pound, pint, gallon etc from one state to
another. The fact that these units have such a status suggests that the idea
of multiple measurement systems makes no more sense to American Industry and
Commerce than to anyone else.
Phil Hall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Hudnall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 4:18 AM
Subject: [USMA:35151] Government conversion mandates
It seems that the US government has no problem issuing conversion mandates
with hard deadlines, when it businesses and government stand to profit at
the expense of consumers. Obviously, there is the political will to force
the American public to convert their television sets.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/11/03/national/w165755
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Scott Hudnall
