May I remind readers that two of the original designers of the metric system were ministers of religion - Watkins (An Anglican (Episcopalian) bishop) and Mouton (a French Catholic priest) while the government that actually put the metric system into place (the French Revolutionary Government) was avowedly atheist.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Sent: 12 February 2015 02:36 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54603] Re: Fwd: Your Support for Senate Bill 166 would Help Oregon Global Interoperability > Surprisingly enough, he is a Republican. Oh? Is the SI a Democratic Party plank item? Or opposition to it a Republican Party plank item? I wasn't aware that metrology was so political! Nor that the issue of SI adoption was split along party lines. Perhaps the pro-SI party should invite the CGPM to register as a PAC in their support! Grin. Jim On 2015-02-07 16:08, [email protected] wrote: > I visited each Senate office at the Oregon Capital building yesterday > afternoon. Most senators were out, so I spoke with their subordinates > or left a paper in each empty office. I spoke with Senator Devlin > (District > 19) and Senator Hansel (District 29); those two do NOT support Senate > Bill 166. I got a lot of promises of an eventual response to my query. > We have three supporters and two non-supporters so far out of a total > of thirty senators. Senator Brian Boquist is the bill sponsor. > Surprisingly enough, he is a Republican. > https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB166 > David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 See the message (below) > that I just sent out: > > ----- Forwarded message from [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> ----- > Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 13:28:58 -0800 > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Your Support for Senate Bill 166 would Help Oregon Global > Interoperability > To: Sen Kruse <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Baertschiger > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Bates > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen > Prozanski <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Roblan > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Beyer <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Edwards > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Gelser <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Girod > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Winters <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Courtney > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Thatcher <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Hass > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen > Johnson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Burdick > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Olsen <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Rosenbaum > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Shields > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Dembrow <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Monroe > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen > Monnes Anderson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Thomsen > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Knopp <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, > Sen Whitsett <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>, Sen Ferrioli > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Dear senators. Your support for Senate Bill 166 would help Oregon > global interoperability. It would also save needless child death due > to parents giving wrong doses of medication, mixing teaspoons up with > milliliters. > Please let me know if you agree with Sen Steiner Hayward and Sen Chuck > Riley about whether you support SB 166. A simple Yes or No will do. > (See responses from Sen Steiner Hayward and Sen Riley below) David > Pearl > 503-428-4917 > > ----- Message from Sen Riley <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> --------- > Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 20:06:16 +0000 > From: Sen Riley <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: RE: Senate Bill 166 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Dear Mr. Pearl, > Thank you for reaching out to my office to express your support for > Senate Bill 166. As I previously indicated, I will support this bill > establishing the International System of Units as Oregon’s official > system of measurement. > I appreciate your enthusiasm for SI and your dedication to expanding > the adoption of the metric system domestically. > Regards, > Sen. Chuck Riley > District 15 > 900 Court St NE / S-303 > Salem, OR 97301 > Office: 503-986-1715 > > ----- Message from Sen Steiner Hayward > <[email protected]> --------- > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:40:09 +0000 > From: Sen Steiner Hayward > <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Senate Bill 166 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Hi David, > Sen. Steiner Hayward is a strong support of Oregon adopting the > International System of Units. She agrees with you and hopes Oregon > will be a leader among other states in this respect. The Senator plans > to support this legislation. > Thank you for bringing this bills to the attention of our office, and > please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any other issues you > believe deserves the attention of the Senator. > Best, > Megen Ickler > Legislative Assistant > Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward MD > Salem Phone: 503-986-1717 > District Phone: 503-277-2467 > [email protected] > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stoney Point Mountain Road Doyle TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
