Thanks, Phil. I'll add that to future correspondence. Paul Quoting Phil Chernack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 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 > > > -- 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
