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If I understand the objection correctly, you are asking whether the Takings Clause just means that the government can take property for whatever reason they want, so long as they pay compensation. This theory has been advanced by one or two legal scholars and by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stephens (after he retired from the bench). But it's at odds with over 200 years of precedent, and also the original meaning of the Constitution. I discuss this question in more detail in chapter 2 of my book The Grasping Hand: https://www.amazon.com/Grasping-Hand-London-Limits-Eminent/dp/022642216X/
This is the Volokh Conspiracy blog. They have nothing to do with Reason Magazine other than being the current webhost. Ilya Somin is one of the premier experts in this area and has written extensively on Kelo v. New London and other cases.