Thanks for your efforts though. A month ago, I sent an email to Barack Obama
asking about his interest in US metrication. I got a nice canned response
having nothing to do with responding to the question and a request for a
donation.
I may send a similar email as yours to my MA congressman.
Ernie Edwards
John Woelflein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Letter reply to me from my representative regarding US metrication progress (or
the lack thereof):
July 1, 2008
Dear Mr. Woelflein,
Thank you for contacting me about the United States' use of the metric system.
I truly appreciate hearing from you, and I am working hard to stand up for New
Hampshire's interests in Congress.
I understand your support for the metrication of the United States. In 1988,
the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act was signed into law. This legislation
designated the metric system as the preferred system of weights and measures
for United States trade and commerce. This law requires all federal agencies to
use the metric system in procurements, grants, and other business-related
activities, except when it is impractical or is likely to cause significant
inefficiencies or loss of markets to U.S. firms.
Some United States Government agencies have determined that it is impractical
to convert particular activities to metric at this time. The Government
Accountability Office found that metric conversion problems encountered by
Federal agencies frequently involve opposition from the private sector or the
public.
There is currently no legislation before the House of Representatives on the
issue of the conversion to the metric system. Please know that if any
legislation on this issue comes to the House floor for a vote, I will keep your
views in mind.
I encourage you to continue to contact me about the issues that are important
to you. Please feel free to visit my website at www.hodes.house.gov where you
can share your ideas with me, learn about the services I can provide to you,
and sign up for my periodic e-mail updates on what I am doing to help New
Hampshire.
Sincerely,
Paul Hodes
Member of Congress
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John
An Lár
Literally "the middle" or "the center" and used on Irish bus and highway signs
to denote the town center as destination. In North America we might say
"downtown."
