ure ▁avoid ance . ▁ ▁Civil ▁libert ies ▁Sh erman ' s ▁legisl ative ▁record ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁( AC L U ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women ▁( NO W ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁ 9 8 % ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁co - sp ons ored ▁the ▁Due ▁Process ▁Gu arante e ▁Act , ▁which ▁am ends ▁the ▁Non - Det ention ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁provide ▁that ▁a ▁Cong r essional ▁authorization ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁military ▁force ▁does ▁not ▁author ize ▁the ▁in defin ite ▁det ention ▁– ▁without ▁charge ▁or ▁trial ▁– ▁of ▁U . S . ▁citizens . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sh erman ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁re - author ization ▁of ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ▁because ▁of ▁concerns ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁in fr inge ▁on ▁certain ▁civil ▁libert ies , ▁including ▁the ▁" library ▁provision " ▁that ▁allows ▁the ▁F BI ▁to ▁ac quire ▁records ▁about ▁what ▁books ▁a ▁person ▁checks ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁relations