Um, lemme speak to this a bit.
If you do not know what the opposition is saying, then you have less an idea of what they are doing. Not knowing what they are doing is not helpful to metrication at all. It is better to get opinions out in the open, then you know what you are up against. Carleton _____ From: Daniel Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 21:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]; Baron Carter; Bill Hooper; Brian White; Carleton MacDonald; Cole Kings; D Darling; David King; Eric Burns; Ezra Steinberg; Gary Brown; Gene Mechtly; Han Maenen; Harry Wyeth; Howard Ressel; James Frysinger; Jason Darfus; John Dunlop; John Hynes; John Steele; John Ward; Jon Saxton; Linus Sweers; Lorelle Young; M F Moon; Mark King; Martin Vliestra; Michael Koener; Michael Payne; Mike Millet; Mike Palumbo; Nat Hagar; Norm Werling; Pat Moore; Pat Naughtin; Paul Armstrong; Paul Trusten; Phil Chernack; Pierre Abbat; Remek Kocz; Rich Kim; Richard M; Robin Paice; Scott Hudnall; Stan Doore; Stan Jakuba; Stephen Gallagher; Tom Wade; Walter Meier Subject: [USMA:40361] USMA welcomes an open discussion on U.S. metrication Opposing views should be welcome as long as they lead to a more effective way to bring about metrication. If the opposing view counters the efforts of metrication then they should be silenced. A house divided against itself will fall. Maybe this is why in almost 100 years of existence, the USMA has been impotent when it comes to metricating the US. This is also why the metrication board failed....it let the opposition interfere. Countries that successfully metricated kept opposing viewpoints on the outside looking in. The US and the USMA should take a lesson from their success. Dan Paul Trusten Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:27:58 -0800 The U.S. Metric Association welcomes an open discussion on U.S. metricationon. USMA supports U.S. metrication, but opposing points of view are always welcome. Paul Trusten, R. Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Assoc _____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http:/www.yahoo.com/r/hs> your homepage.
