Can someone explain to me the massive dislike of Kelo v New London? I get that if you have a massive distrust in corporate entities, it seems like a horrible path to go down. But wouldn't that distrust lead to opposing basically any private contracting from the federal government? Apologies for my ignorance on the case.
This has been argued here in the relatively recent past. Based on my views opposing the majority in Kelo, I would advise you to read Justice O'Connor's dissent (not surprisingly, Justice Thomas' lone dissent is too far out there for me). It's not often that I disagree with the entire liberal-leaning majority (+Kennedy), but I think their interpretation of the Fifth Amendment severely abridged the rights of the people that the Bill of Rights are there to protect.