Like the Republicans are doing now with the Affordable Care Act?
Be specific. Which program did Democrats want to de-fund?
More accurately, Republicans are de-funding existing law that's been vetted by the Supreme Court as being constitutional.
From the answers below, the answer appears to be NEVER.
Joseph the Second
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Not in John McCains lifetime. ;)
tigeress
To my knowledge, the Democrats never did. This shut down was totally unnecessary and it is making people angry. I think if this continues the Republicans will be voted out of existence.
The Republicans shut down will costing over 10 billion dollars every day the government is shut down and for what? Obama care has already been funded and kicked in at midnight. People are signing up on line. It will go into effect January 2014.
The Oracle of Omigod
The Democrats have never seen a program they don't think is a good idea - that's why the government is $17 trillion dollars in debt. That's close to a quarter of a million dollars for every actual taxpaying household that the government has pissed away, already spent even before the "Affordable" "Care" Act started.
Dr Yes level 9 since 1999
Democrats get things done. Republicans get things undone.
Cyиίcαℓ
They're spoilt brats, acting like 6 year olds to get what they want.