"1) New federal laws" Never going to happen in the US with the political climate. I can see the re-election adds now. "2) A gradual slide" Somewhat possibilit

"1) New federal laws" Never going to happen in the US with the political climate. I can see the re-election adds now. "2) A gradual slide" Somewhat possibility. I think these days the US Military Complex is pretty much metric now. I have seen some of the terms bleed into civilian live and in movies (ie: "klick"). "3) State-by-state mandates" never going to happen, see 1 above.