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In contrast to the New London case, there isn't even an arguably sensible public justification for condemning Deepdale Golf Course. Indeed, the mayor's stated plan is exactly what the Supreme Court in Kelo said would go over the line: using the public power of eminent domain merely to bestow private benefits, and taking one person's property just to give it to someone else. That's not just unwise and unconstitutional--it's just plain wrong.