How many times have you written to your congressman and what was the result? Has your congressman paid you anything more then lip service?
Jerry ________________________________ From: James Frysinger <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 10:47:57 PM Subject: [USMA:43044] Re: Contacting one's Congressman NIST is in the process of talking to various federal agencies and some influential commercial interests in the U.S. When they are ready, they will present the proposed amendment to Congress for consideration. There is currently nothing before Congress on amending the FPLA for congressmen to vote on now. Later there will be. I am strongly in favor of folks writing to their congressional representatives to express a strong desire for the U.S. to fully metricate. But if you mention the FPLA amendment right now you will confuse them since they likely know nothing about it. Jim David wrote: > 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]>/* wrote: > > From: STANLEY DOORE <[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 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
