The real FPLA text and changes should be included in emails together with a
link to the NIST and other sources. Make it as easy as possible for
legislators and staffs to act.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Frysinger" <[email protected]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 10:50 PM
Subject: [USMA:43045] Re: Contacting one's Congressman
The concern here warms my spirits. But, noting Victor's comments about the
USMA website, I wonder how many of you are members of USMA and thus
recipients of Metric Today. That's an excellent source of information.
Most of the questions asked about this topic lately have already been
answered there.
If you have not joined USMA, please do so.
Jim
Victor Jockin wrote:
Re: FPLA, who are the key legislators involved? They're the ones we need
to focus on. It's easy enough to look up who's on the commerce committee
... are they the guys? Is it stuck in that committee? Why? Which one
of them could unstick it? Are there any public comments from this
committee with respect to why this proposal has not been put in a bill?
Any one else who knows why there has been no action? Have these
congressmen responded to USMA inquiries with an explanation? Could these
responses be shared with the group? Was there some kind of response to
the EU's request for this metric-only revision? Where would we find
that?
Ideally, USMA would list all of this on their website together with
specific actions members could take, like the NRA does, for example.
*From:* David <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* 02/16/2009 6:51 PM
*To:* U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [USMA:43042] Re: Contacting one's Congressman
Should we send a link or an actual copy of the drafted legislation? I ask
because Congressmen are busy people and sometimes won't read through
letters or emails that are too long.
--- On *Mon, 2/16/09, STANLEY DOORE /<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>/* wrote:
From: STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: [USMA:43030] Re: Contacting one's Congressman
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 1:20 PM
NIST has the changes and it should be on the Internet. I don't
know where. Perhaps the UISMA does and either a link or the text
could be posted on the USMA web site and sent to all.
A copy should be sent to each congressperson with a list of
reasons attached to go metric. It also should be made personal.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
*From:* David <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, February 16, 2009 5:34 AM
*Subject:* [USMA:43029] Contacting one's Congressman
Does NIST have a copy of their legislation they've drafted
available on the internet somewhere? If there is a copy should
we send one to our congressmen or should we just send a
letter/e-mail stating that NIST has legislation?
--
James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
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