President George H.W. Bush was one of the last representatives of the "old" Republican Party (Eisenhower, Rockefeller, etc.). It is a VERY different group now, much of it in the thrall of the tea party and the social conservatives, and it is very doubtful they would want anything where the impression is that the American people are being "told what to do", "having something they don't want imposed on them", etc.
Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:32:41 AM Subject: [USMA:51404] Re: What are candidates stand on weights and measures? I think those remarks are uncalled for. However, there are few shining examples of members of either party standing up and trying to metricate the country (at least any that had measurable effect). I will point out that George H. W. Bush was a Republican and the President who signed EO 12770. Also he would have been the President who signed into law the FPLA amendments requiring metric in 1992, although they did not take effect until 1994. I will concede since then, Clinton, G. W. Bush, and Obama have failed to do anything notable for metrication, as has Congress; both parties have not done much. In fact Congress significantly undermined metrication in 1995 with restrictions on metrication in Federal byuildings and highway construction. Had the following Presidents made real efforts to enforce EO 12770 on their administrations and agencies, we would be a lot more metric. --- On Wed, 1/11/12, Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> wrote: From: Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51402] Re: What are candidates stand on weights and measures? To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 9:36 AM Are you kidding? A GOP candidate on converting to a socialist, left-wing, European style, progressive, coercive, government-imposed, un-American system used by enemy countries like China and Iraq and Iran and North Korea and Cuba and Venezuela (besides everyone else)? What are the chances? HARRY WYETH On 1/10/12 2328:28, Parker Willey Jr. wrote: <blockquote> Hi: Does anyone know or think they know how any of the Republican or other candidates feel about metric conversion? ...Parker </blockquote>
