Utilizing takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the essay on property by James Madison is the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London correctly applies the Founders' intent for the Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; whether the decision is consistent with James Madison's view of property and relevant biblical principles in the passage of 1 Samuel 8:4-22