Beloved Sibling of Democracy; Worked Tirelessly for The People
Freedom in Westfield died in the late hours of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, during the Westfield Town’s Council’s Zoom meeting. Freedom died following a long illness attributed to the recent adoption of a Historic Preservation Ordinance, resulting in the denial of individual property rights. More recently, this condition was aggravated by the designation of the entire Town as an Area in Need of Rehabilitation, the conversion of the once-public Gumbert Park to a private Ice Hockey Rink and the prospect of re-designating Brightwood Park as a Mountain Biking facility.
Born in Ancient Greece, Freedom and its sibling, Democracy, moved to America from England, eventually developing a foothold in what is now the Town of Westfield about 300 years ago. Following a well-known, public disagreement with its British cousins, Freedom in Westfield (as it later became known) was firmly established in 1776 and became a permanent resident in 1783. It remained unmarried so it could stay devoted to its first love, The People, and gave birth to The Bill of Rights in 1789.
Freedom in Westfield largely thrived until 2017. With the election of the current Mayor and Council majority and undermined by special interests, Freedom in Westfield grew gravely ill, eventually succumbing to high taxes, overdevelopment and the loss of access to public spaces--as well as the loss of both individual and property rights.
In addition to The Bill of Rights, Freedom in Westfield is survived by its distant cousins, the dual concepts of Individual Liberty and Private Property, the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution — all of which are currently on life support. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no ceremony of remembrance will be held, although a non-sectarian, socially-distant service is planned for a later date if any Downtown businesses remain open to host such an event.
Several of Freedom in Westfield’s friends and fellow residents bemoaned its passing as a byproduct of the installation of a majority left-leaning government, cancel culture, a so-called implied mandate and the embracing of socialist policies. Freedom in Westfield was remembered fondly as a well-known opponent of B.O.L.D. (Big Tax Increases, Overdevelopment, Less Democracy and Diminishing Home Values) a local initiative which seeks to reimagine Westfield as Princeton North—a utopia of tax-abated, historically-designated dense housing developments and parking garages, populated by walking, skating and (now) mountain biking wallets.
In lieu of flowers, residents are asked to take a Civics class and remember Freedom’s threatened legacy in Westfield when they vote again in local elections in 2021.
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