I don't see those types of laws as "setting the standard". Setting the standard means establishing a legal measurement system for all actions just like we have one currency for the whole country. The standard would be set via a weights & measures act (WMA).
Jerry ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:11:38 PM Subject: [USMA:43958] Setting the Standard Martin, The article you recommend to Jerry *falsely* states that Congress "never" acted to set W&M for the US. There are many Acts of Congress and (by delegation of authority) regulations by the DoC, FTC, USDA, FDA, BATF, and EPA that "set" (prescribe, specify, designate, or control) units of measure to be used in the US. Gene. ___ >Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:27:54 -0000 >From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:43923] Re: New EO and FPLA >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Hi Jerry, > I suggest that you visit > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_for_Establishing_Uniformity_in_the_Coinage,_Weights,_and_Measures_of_the_United_States.
