(CNN) -- Yes, I said it, and I will say it again: On Wednesday night, Sen. Rand Paul was a hero for civil liberties. I love and respect President Obama, and I was honored to work for the Obama White House. That said, the executive branch of the United States government today has an extraordinary level of power. Progressives like Rep. Keith Ellison and conservatives like Paul can all agree it has a disturbing license to wage a never-ending, ill-defined, even un-defined "war on terror," including the use of drones. I applaud Rand Paul for standing up and calling attention to an important and vexing set of questions.
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Van Jones: Rand Paul deserves credit for his filibuster on drone policy issues
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Jones says Paul spoke out against excessive executive power and for civil liberties
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He says the Kentucky senator is completely wrong on civil rights, abortion, entitlements
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Jones: Progressives can salute Paul's filibuster even as they disagree with his other views
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