Hillary Clinton isn’t the only one trying to make political hay from the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Nelba Marqués-Green, the parent of one of the children murdered by Adam Lanza during his attack on Sandy Hook Middle School, is blaming Congress for the Las Vegas shooting.

I don’t know what to say besides this is on every congressperson who said in ‘13: There is simply nothing we could do. #LasVegas #Newtown

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) October 2, 2017

Of course the reality is that there really is nothing Congress or anyone else can do to prevent people from committing acts of violence. No law Congress could have passed short of confiscation of all firearms could have prevented what happened in Vegas.

Today you got 50 + new reasons I take a knee. My heart, my prayers, my ACTIONS are with the victim families. #LasVegas #Newtown

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) October 2, 2017

My understanding is that taking a knee is primarily a protest about violence perpetrated by police.

I guess nobody should ever have a gun. Not the cops. Not the private citizens. Then what?

In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) June 19, 2015

This is absolutely right. Take a knee already, America. Take a freaking knee! #Newtown #LasVegas https://t.co/gK6v8lad74

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) October 2, 2017

Every day, I am stunned by the level of trauma (direct or vicarious) congress is willing to make us suffer through. #Newtown #LasVegas

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) October 2, 2017

Congress cannot make laws to prevent the unpreventable.

Their lack of courage and/or ability to take meaningful action on issues that most matter: healthcare, violence, climate, etc is outrageous

— Nelba Márquez-Greene (@Nelba_MG) October 2, 2017

It’s understandable that the Las Vegas incident would drag up a lot of feelings for someone traumatized by a previous shooting, but Marquéz-Greene drifts into a general political rant using typical left wing buzz phrases and about Congress not addressing a series of left wing causes. Climate is relevant to the crime of a single individual? What does healthcare legislation have to do with a nut committing mass murder?

Again, her grief and disquiet are appropriate to the situation, but she is a perfect example of why emotion should never trump logic and reason while making laws.