# I pit DrDeth

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2153 "2025-01-16T20:10:58Z")

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I swear he (or somebody like him) has made that argument before and had it shot down.

ETA: Et voila

> [@When did the American Empire begin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-american-empire-begin/1008724/60):
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> So very untrue. The Mexican Constitution excused Texas from their general ban on slavery, and did the Republic of Yucatán and the handful of other Mexican states that declared independence when Santa Anna declared himself dictator leave due to slavery? No, Texas had only a few slaves and was guaranteed them anyway. All those mexican states declared independence as Santa Anna was a depostic dictator. This is just another of those myths pushed from the 'all of American History was slavery all…

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