Three sitting
legislators — William Boyland Jr., Malcolm Smith and John Sampson — are
currently on
federal trial for corruption, and a felony conviction would automatically force them to resign.
«What you can not do with a 501 - c - 3 is donate revenue from it for a 501 - c - 4,» Vinick said, in response to questions about his
currently being paid by the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound for what has so far been his apparent full - time coordination of its opposition to Cape Wind, lobbying
federal and state
legislators and regulatory agencies to pass amendments and policies specific to Cape Wind, while coordinating media campaigns paid for by the Alliance or its donors.