Bill, I agree with your remarks completely. I did not mean in my article to imply that I defended Kelo‘s holding or reasoning. You are right about its ruling being problematic. I only stated that the Court should have refused to overturn the New London taking (which is what the Court did, though for the wrong reasons), and I did criticize its terrible reasoning. As I wrote, My own view is that although the Court’s reasoning was flawed, the right result was reached, namely: the Court did not overturn New London’s condemnation action or the decisions of Connecticut State courts … Continue reading Re: Kelo, Federalism, and Private Property