I sat down face to face with my Congressman. The best he was willing to do was to say "Please keep me informed."
If substantial momentum for more public metrication develops, I believe he will support it, but not necessarily sponsor it. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:16:09 -0800 (PST) >From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:43112] Re: Contacting one's Congressman >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > 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
