The âFor the People Actâ â or, as it should be called, the Stick-It-to-The-People Act â is so bad that one Democrat was willing to risk the wrath of his party to stop it. Wednesday, to the surprise of his entire caucus, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) did something the Left couldnât believe: he listened to his district. When Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) put a bill on the table that would strip away every election safeguard in the country, people thought Thompsonâs vote was a sure thing. After all, heâd cosponsored the legislation. But when the time came to go down to the House floor, Bennie couldnât do it. His constituents opposed parts of the bill, he said later. And theyâre the ones he works for.