Well...this is a side of reason.tv I hadn't seen before.

I'll admit that there are certain legitimate uses for eminent domain: sewer/water lines, roads and bridges (in some cases), and other pure infrastructure projects. Eminent domain is appropriate for projects that benefit the population as a whole, when there is some serious restriction as to where they can be built. For example, there may be a limited number of locations at which to place a bridge to relieve traffic congestion. That might lead to a legitimate use of eminent domain to acquire the land on which to build it.

Building sports stadiums is not something that government should be involved in at all, much less taking private property for such a purpose. For one thing, there's no actual evidence that sports stadiums are money-making propositions for cities...they tend to end up breaking even at best, and more often lose money (although they make plenty for the rich team owners). Which certainly means it doesn't benefit the population as a whole.