And they were, if conservative implies republican. The modern metrication legislation took place under pres's. Ford (R) and Bush (R), as you know. The latter's Exec. Order, still stands. Also, the Ford's Metric Board was made impotent by members representing unions - unlikely a Republican bunch. So let's give Republicans deserved credit. Stan Jakuba
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In politics, at least in the past, metrication has often been > (nonsensically) associated with liberal administrations, and opposition to > conservative administrations (e.g., Canada and England). However, for > conservatives, metrication is completely justifiable. We hear a lot of > complaints these days about how much government is intruding into our lives > through the use of "implied powers," supposedly derived from the U.S. > Constitution. > > Metrication, however, would be included in "enumerated" powers of the > Congress. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, provides > *explicity* for the Congress "to fix the Standard of Weights and Measures." > > The Founding Fathers were very concerned about the intrusion of the > federal government into states' and citizens' rights. Yet they provided > for carefully-thought-out areas where a federal involvement would be > prudent. The clause covering weights and measures also covers a national > coinage. > > Thus, for conservatives, even libertarians like those supporting the > position of Congressman Ron Paul, metric conversion is not an intrusion > into civil liberties, but actually bedrock constitutionalism. Conservatives > should be even more in favor of metrication than liberals! > > Martin Morrison > Metric Training & Education Columnist > USMA's "Metric Today" > >
