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Santorum was not a "former" senator at the time of the amendment
The '''Santorum Amendment''' was two short paragraphs of text which former [[Pennsylvania]] United States Senator [[Rick Santorum]] tried to add into
The '''Santorum Amendment''' was two short paragraphs of text which [[Rick Santorum]], then a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, tried to add into
President [[George W. Bush]]'s [[No Child Left Behind]] act. The intent of the proposed addition was to stop public schools from teaching the [[theory of evolution]] dogmatically, but opponents said it the language would have the effect of supporting the teaching of [[intelligent design]], which they regard as [[Creationism]] rather than as a legitimate scientific theory.
President [[George W. Bush]]'s [[No Child Left Behind]] act in 2001. The intent of the proposed addition was to stop public schools from teaching the [[theory of evolution]] dogmatically, but opponents said it the language would have the effect of supporting the teaching of [[intelligent design]], which they regard as [[Creationism]] rather than as a legitimate scientific theory.
The proposed amendment would have expressed "the sense of the Senate that"
The proposed amendment would have expressed "the sense of the Senate that"