To Congress is committed the authority to enforce every provision of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the humblest man who is denied the equal protection of the laws of a State can have his wrongs redressed before the Supreme Judiciary of the Nation.
Blaine asserts Congress's role in enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment to protect citizens' rights.
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