PATRIOTWATCH says it's been a good month for civil liberties and the Administration is on the run.

A survey of recent civil liberties victories includes PATRIOT II receiving body blows as a source tells the L.A. Times that the "original Patriot II proposal is now "dead." Meanwhile, the House voted by an significant majority against a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act that permits secret searches known as "Sneak and Peek" searches (Section 213). (309 House members recently voted in favor of the amendment) And the House continues to hit DOJ...Congressional Quarterly reports that the House is calling on Attorney General John Ashcroft to have a senior Justice Department official "assume responsibility for developing appropriate civil rights safeguards specifically related to the war on terrorism."

There's also setbacks to CAPPS II, TIA and finally, John Poindexter. Patriot Watch has all the details.