Bill, Yes, I agree that repeal of legislation that *blocks* SI usage is valuable! Repeal of laws that *require* units outside the SI is next in importance. Best of all would be laws that *require* SI, but that is too much to expect in the near future, except under Executive Order 12770 for federal applications.
Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 12:30:42 -0500 >From: Bill Hooper <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [USMA:49429] Letter to Illinois Congressmen >To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> > > On Jan 8 , at 11:22 AM, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Bill, > Have you received any responses? There has not > yet been time ... > > No responses yet. I don't expect to get anything > more than a standard "thanks for your views" note. > If I get anything more, I'll let you know. > And "yes" there has not been enough time to get back > from Christmas vacation and back to Washington and > through all the installations of new members and > backlogs of other business. Every little bit helps > and some day enough little bits will add up to a > member of congress (or other official) actually > doing something. I don't expect a home run with > every letter I send. > I thought I had a pretty good idea when I wrote my > letter; that is, just asking the member of Congress > to support "metric friendly" legislation and > specifically to work against laws that prevent the > voluntary use of metric. I had been thinking that > this approach would be easer for politicians to > embrace and defend to their constituents. Do you > think that idea has merit? I don't mean to suggest > that we strive for ONLY that, but it may be a point > to get some "neutral" politicians at least agreeable > to accepting metric. > > Bill Hooper > 73 kg body mass* > Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA > * plus or minus a kilogram or so.
