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My personal appreciation to both Manuel and Jeff. To clarify, I said nothing about the U.S. Constitution, which William Lloyd Garrison rather aptly described as a covenant with death and an agreement with hell. Rather, I was discussing the Mexican constitution of 1824 which eliminated slavery. In 1834, Santa Anna led a coup that overturned the government based on this document. This is the fellow who told one U.S. official, "a hundred years to come my people will not be fit for liberty." His coup was unpopular over much of the country, and sparked the resistance in Texas (and elsewhere). Did the Anglos jump in and take advantage? Yes. Did they redirect these legitimate concerns in ways that would suit them? Of course. Were the people there better off for this having happened? Certainly not. Solidarity! Mark L. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
