It may be useful to point out that 47 states already permit metric-only labeling for products that come under their jurisdiction.
Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:23 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:37824] possible first post on Clinton blog > > Senator Hillary Clinton launched her campaign Web site > (www.hillaryclinton.org) > that included an opportunity to be the first blog post. I submitted the > following: > > ************************************************************************** > **** > > The Democratic Party has always claimed to be the agent of "moving on." I > am > writing to seek the leadership of a would-be President Hillary Rodham > Clinton > in moving our Nation on to the metric system of measurement. > > The metric system is a decimal system of measurement that is as easy to > use as > dollars and cents. It has been adopted by almost all of the nations of the > world except for the U.S. On January 1, 2010, the European Union will > begin > banning the use of non-metric units (such as ounces, feet, and pounds) in > all > literature and products imported and used in that 25-state nation. This > will > pose a major challenge to U.S. industry, which still uses these non-metric > units in trade. It is ironic that this is happening, especially because > Congress in 1998 declared metric to be this Nation's preferred system of > measurement for trade. > > The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., is a non-profit, national > organization, founded in 1916, and dedicated to the adoption of the modern > metric system (the International System of Units, or SI) as the Nation's > primary system of measurement. For more information on USMA and the metric > system, please visit www.metric.org. > > I call upon Senator Clinton to stand up for this long-overdue change in > U.S. > trade and practice. I shall ask the same of opposing candidates. > > SI-ncerely, > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Phone (432)528-7724 > www.metric.org > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
