The problem in the Kelo Case, was not the Supreme Court. It was the idiotic voters in New London who elected a local government to carry out their will. Until these morons are held accountable, nothing will change. The Supreme Court ruled that the States have to act to stop the takeover, that it was not the Feds taking over the property. The problem in Kelo is out of control local governments, empowered by moronic voters. The lesson here is local governments have a more direct impact on ones liberty, than any other level of government. The voters in New London are absolutely the pits, and responsible for the mess.
http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-108.ZS.html
Please note the second sentence, para (b): "...The city has carefully formulated a development plan that it believes will provide appreciable benefits to the community, including, but not limited to, new jobs and increased tax revenue...".
Not explicitly stated was that the increased tax revenue would come from a private company which was to build more residences (condos, iirc). But really, once public use has been transposed into public benefit, then all the florid, vague writings typical of Lawyer-ese won't cover up the simple fact that I can take your house and build a multi-story condo which has ten residences in the same land space, all providing much more tax revenues to the local politicians.
Souter's villainy struck a mortal blow to the vital cornerstone of property rights. Granted, I'm no lawyer, but truth be told, though I'm but a layman, I'm sick and tired of assholes like Souter who don their robes, swear the Rule of Law and obedience to the Constitution as their guiding lights, then proceed to implement an anti-American, anti-freedom agenda in the name of big government.
I don't need a degree in Law to know when I'm getting screwed.
JG