Sirs: >.....The old line that Reagan was the killer of U.S. metrication is a myth. Assuming President Ronald Reagan did not promote 'Metrication' was he responsible to US public for *NOT GOING METRIC* and cause the nation heading for today's economic crunch that concerns President OBAMA. How about the congress 'intellegentia' to churn needs of the country and make United States the proud leaders in what we call *THE WORLD ECONOMY*. Isn't it TIME now for congress to go over and urge for Presidential Order making/putting the final stamp on Metrication Map for world adoption; additional A World Calendar for ALL AGES! The Calendar Question has lived hangging for almost 400-years. At least I refuse to believe that American intellegentia cannot think ahead of their 'table of operation'. THINK AHEAD, THINK METRIC & reverse US VETO for adoption of the *modified Gregorian calendar*. Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij Tuesday, 20110208H10:84(decimal)EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda The Astronomical Poem (revised number of days in any month) "30 days has July,September, April, June, November and December all the rest have 31 except February which has 29 except on years divisible evenly by 4; except when YEAR divisible by 128 and 3200 - as long as you remember that "October (meaning 8) is the 10th month; and December (meaning 10) is the 12th BUT has 30 days & ONE OUTSIDE of calendar-format" Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" My Profile - http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf Author had NO interaction with The World Calendar Association except via Media & Organisations to who I contributed for A Possible World Calendar, since 1971. HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ Contact via E-mail: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 13:49:12 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:49801] Re: Ronald Reagan--NOT an enemy of U.S. metrication Once again, he ended the USMB instead of reinforcing it when he enter office and passed the 1988 bill when he left office, then he died, sorry he as no angle. REAGAN KILLED THE METRICATION OF US. On Feb 8, 2011, Paul Trusten <[email protected]> wrote: I did not raise any aspect of partisan politics with regard to U.S. metrication. Partisanism is poison to the goal, and I have no need to discuss anything else about the Reagan era. I only stated the facts of the times. The USMB was impotent and rudderless, Mr. Reagan did not support outright repeal of the MCA (which would have crippled the goal beyond recognition today), he did support voluntary conversion to metric as stated in his letter to USMB Chairman Polk, and did sign into law the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which made metric the Nation's preferred measurement system. The latter goes far beyond the effect of any presidential order, since it is the Congress, not the President, who has the power to fix the standard of weights and measures for the United States (U.S. Consitution, Article I, Section 8). The old line that Reagan was the killer of U.S. metrication is a myth. Paul Trusten, R.Ph. , Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org [email protected] +1(432)528-8824 ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 06 February, 2011 22:00 Subject: [USMA:49792] Re: Ronald Reagan--NOT an enemy of U.S. metrication Please stop right there, do you even recognize the dates? 1981 his first year in office, 1988 his last year in office. Oh yea, he showed lots of of support?! Where was the Executive Orders anytime of his 8 years in office? All he did was give rich tax cuts will building a deficit. On Feb 6, 2011, Paul Trusten <[email protected]> wrote: On this 100th anniversary of the birth of U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan, I had the opportunity to answer a comment sent to USMA that repeated what I call the U.S. metricationist's dogma that President Reagan "stopped" or "derailed" metrication in America because he ended funding for the U.S. Metric Board. The commenter wrote: I wonder how many people remember that it was President Reagan who took us > off a metric progress road. Our country is now in a very uncompetitive > position because of this wrong-headed decision. I doubt that this legacy > will be highlighted in the 100th birthday tribute. We are reaping what > was sown in 1982. I replied: You may be surprised to learn that, contrary to the dogma that has been widely circulated among American metrication supporters, Mr. Reagan did much to keep America on a metrication path. In 1982, U.S. metrication was not doing well at all . The goal had very few champions in government or business and did not enjoy the necessary widespread support from the U.S. public. The U.S. Metric Board (USMB), established by the Metric Coversion Act of 1975 (MCA) merely to "coordinate the increasing use of the metric system in the U.S." and to do that without any compulsory powers, was itself divided in its commitment to the goal (see http://www.metric.org/laws/usmb.html#disbanding ). It even reported to Congress in 1981 that it lacked a mandate to continue its work. In his search for ways to reduce federal spending, President Reagan identified the USMB as a government body that was moribund, and eliminated its funding, for which he has been vilified by metrication supporters. But at this same time, he rejected a proposal by former U.S. Representative Eldon Rudd (R-AZ) to repeal the MCA. He later strengthened the MCA in 1988 by signing into law legislation that declared the metric system to be the Nation's preferred system of measurement for trade and commerce (http://www.metric.org/laws/metric-conv.html). Paul Trusten, R.Ph. , Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org [email protected] +1(432)528-8824
