[Vision2020] Smoking Ban-Hit them where it hurts!

[lfalen]

I guess that everyone who wants to drink and smoke will have to come to Genesee. We have two bars, The Corner Bar and the Pasttime. The Mayor owns the Corner Bar and the Brass lantern restaurant. The only bad thing about coming to Genesee is that it will put more drunks on the road.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: Wayne Price bear at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:39:54 -0700
To: vision2020 2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020]  Smoking Ban-Hit them where it hurts!

> Just a thought, and I hope that the owners of liquor licenses in  
> Moscow take this up with their attorneys.
> 
> When they bought their liquor licenses or beer and wine license, they  
> bought more than just a piece of paper, they bought the right to sell  
> and serve liquor or beer or wine under the conditions that were in place
> at the time they bought them, before 20 July, 2009.
> 
> Now, when ever there is a "government taking", the owner of the  
> property that is taken by the government must be justly compensated.  
> When the city council "took" from the liquor license owners
> the right to operate their establishment under the conditions that  
> were in place at the time the license was purchased, and that "taking"  
> cost the business owners through loss of sales,
> the value of the license is diminished by the governments "taking".  
> And the government is responsible to compensate for that loss.
> 
> Now, hit them were it hurts, in the pocket book. I'm sure that there  
> is outside legal counsel or assistance  available from such  
> organizations as RJ Reynolds, and the  International Tobacco
> Growers Association and IF I were a license owner who's business was  
> effected by the councils decisions, I'd sure ask for help. The  
> opposition had no problem bringing in a local blogger and ignored
> actual signatures, and they had no problem bringing in out of town  
> interests to lobby and pass out florescent green badges.  Fight fire  
> with fire, and hit them where it hurts, in their pockets.
> And remember, the city council had no problem reaching into YOUR  
> pockets last night and diminish the value of your liquor license.
>