I have written a few letters, hardly a spate.
The most memorable exchange was with Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) who was
chair of the Transportation Committee. As a SC resident at the time I
wrote urging him NOT to delete the due date for metrication of state
highway departments in the proposed bill known as ITEA. He wrote back
and said he was confident states would continue metricating and that
none would revert. ITEA became TEA, kept that due date deletion, and saw
most state highway departments revert.
Jim
Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
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
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*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]
<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]
<mailto:[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]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
> *To:* U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]
<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
--
James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
(C) 931.212.0267
(H) 931.657.3107
(F) 931.657.3108
