Memphis lawmaker says he was ousted because he refused to be ‘brainless idiot’ for Democratic Party

Commercial Appeal ^ | 4/09/20 | Corinne S. Kennedy

[Libloather]

“What happened yesterday was basically unprecedented,” he said. “Without notice, without warning, without time to garner a defense or allow people from my district to make any type of comment, I was removed by a tribunal.”

No diversity required. You will comply - or else.

[Libloather]

DeBerry, Four Others Dumped from Democratic Ballot

https://m.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2020/04/08/deberry-five-others-dumped-from-democratic-ballot

[cranked]

Yes, you must conform or you become sh*t. GG. /s

[SpaceBar]

Sounds like someone slipped a little reality into this guy’s drink.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Welcome to Conservatism, Mr. DeBarry. Our arms are open to you.

[jimfree]

WMAL radio personality Chris Plante describes Democrats being “as diverse as a Klan rally”.

[cyclotic]

Proof once again, it’s impossible to be an active Democrat and an active Christian

[Theodore R.]

And most Democrats are only too glad to conform to totalitarians such as these in TN.

[Libloather]

Rep. DeBerry to Appeal Removal from Democratic Ballot, Has Black Caucus Support

https://m.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2020/04/10/rep-deberry-to-appeal-removal-from-democratic-ballot-has-black-caucus-support

[GailA]

No he just got caught.

[Drango]

brainless idiot and Democratic Pary is redundant.

[Mark17]

Proof once again, it’s impossible to be an active Democrat and an active Christian

That’s the very FIRST thing I thought of.
My only question is, why did it take him this long to figure it out, or has he even figured it out yet?

[SES1066]

So that we may see what is being discussed;

Tennessee State Representative John J DeBerry Jr.

[Boomer]

Can’t be an American AND a dem anymore. You can only be one or the other.

Welcome to the republican party.

[tired&retired]

“State Democratic chair Mary Mancini of Nashville said, apropos the ouster of the five candidates from the party’s ballot: “After a long meeting in which we heard challenges and evidence, we did what we thought was best to protect the Tennessee Democratic Party and the values we stand for.”

[Ann Archy]

Come on over!!

[Buckeye McFrog]

My grandfather left the Democrat Party for similar reasons.

That was in 1980. Some of us are a little slower on the uptake.

[polymuser]

“...sitting there like a brainless idiot and letting them tell you what to do,”

Well, yeah, that’s what being a good Democrat means.

DeBerry finally realized he’s been on a plantation, eh? Hey John, look up BLEXIT.

[cyclotic]

I agree.

I think he’s well on his way.

So if I read it right, he’s currently a state rep, so these demons not only kicked him off the ballot, they assured that he will lose his current job.

I hope he has a real shark attorney

[Alberta's Child]

I’ll call the guy an idiot just for insisting that he should remain a Democrat.

There’s a reason why intelligent blacks like Frederick Douglass, James Meredith and Jackie Robinson were Republicans.