▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁leading ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁( ID ) ▁pro ponents ▁through ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Institute , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁Christian ▁think ▁tank ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁movement , ▁ ▁held ▁a ▁con gression al ▁brief ing ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁ag enda ▁to ▁law m akers . ▁Sen . ▁Rick ▁Sant orum ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁intellig ent ▁design ' s ▁most ▁vocal ▁supp or ters ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill . ▁ ▁One ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁brief ing ▁was ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Senator ▁Sant orum ▁proposed ▁incorpor ating ▁pro - int ellig ent ▁design ▁language , ▁craft ed ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Institute ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Culture , ▁into ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁bill . ▁It ▁port rayed ▁evolution ▁as ▁generating ▁" m uch ▁continu ing ▁controvers y " ▁and ▁not ▁widely ▁accepted , ▁using ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Institute ' s ▁Te ach ▁The ▁Cont ro vers y ▁method . ▁ ▁In ▁propos ing ▁the ▁am end ment , ▁Sant orum ▁addressed ▁the ▁Congress : ▁ ▁Sant orum ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁quote ▁David ▁De W olf , ▁a ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Institute ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Culture , ▁as ▁how ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁ag enda ▁was ▁just ified ▁and ▁would ▁benefit ▁students . ▁ ▁Phill ip ▁E . ▁Johnson , ▁retired ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁law ▁professor ,