<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Just a thought, and I hope that the owners of liquor licenses in Moscow take this up with their attorneys.<div><br></div><div>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 </div><div>at the time they bought them, before 20 July, 2009. </div><div><br></div><div>Now, when ever there is a "government taking", t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">he owner of the property that is taken by the government must be justly compensated. When the city council "took" from the liquor license owners </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">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, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">the value of the license is diminished by the governments "taking". And the government is responsible to compensate for that loss.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">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 </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">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 </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">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.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">And remember, the city council had no problem reaching into YOUR pockets last night and diminish the value of your liquor license.</span></font></div></body></html>