53 Senators vote to raid the Social Security trust fund TownHall.com ^ | 3/17/06 | Tim Chapman Posted on 03/18/2006 3:04:56 PM PST by eeevil conservative 53 Senators vote to raid the Social Security trust fund Yesterday, Senators Jim DeMint and Mike Crapo introduced an amendment to prevent the current Social Security Surplus from continuing to be spent. 53 Senators voted against it. After the vote, DeMint issued the following statement: “Sadly, fifty-three senators turned their backs on America’s seniors,” Senator DeMint said. “There is simply no way to save Social Security if we don’t have the courage stop using...