But this is Alabama, surely it would have to be worse to be called "blighted".
The danger being someones "blight" intersecting with someone else's "private interest." i.e. So many "blighted" areas and so few Walmarts.
We do love our Wal Marts, but you raise the key issue. If someone uses the "blighted" clause after this, the media and lots of eyeballs will come in to take a look at how our private property is being respected.
My guess is that at least for the near future, (and longer if the courts get in line or Congress corrects the law) people will be able to use the public's outrage to help them with their eminent domain concerns.