In 1837 he began a campaign for reform of the New York judicial system.
"But this is a classic example of how a fight over transparency supports a campaign for reform".
However, over time various issues with these provisions, such as the risk of corruption and the potential for electoral deadlocks or a lack of representation should a seat become vacant, led to a campaign for reform.
Another big statement of political intent was the launch in April of FWD.us, a campaign for immigration reform.
On Wednesday, there was the launch of a campaign for libel reform, which was followed by a parliamentary launch.
She announced a campaign for electoral reform, which she said should be the first order of business of the next parliament.
Activists in Libya have declared Thursday to be their "day of rage," while in Morocco a campaign for constitutional reform and a war on corruption will be launched at the end of this week.
Similarly, in Malaysia, the government has at times seemed more worried by Bersih, a campaign for electoral reform led by Ambiga Sreenevasan, a lawyer, than by the formal opposition.Three factors unite these very different insurgencies.
A public sector strike in 2005, marked by major street demonstrations, expanded into a campaign for political reform.
Damian Collins, an MP who sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and who has led a campaign for Fifa reform, has said Blatter should resign over the findings of the report.
