Thursday, March 20, 2008; Posted 6.00 pm (CDT)

Some are calling it unnecessary posturing. A Tulsa lawyer informed the Thomas More Law Center--a non-profit law firm based in Michigan--about Rep. Sally Kern's situation, and now they've contacted her to let her know they have her back.

"It's her First Amendment right to say what she said and to espouse her Christian beliefs, and that's one of the reasons why we're involved in the front of this so that there are no lawsuits brought against her," says Thomas More Law Center Spokesperson Brian Rooney. And if there are any, we can quickly put them out."

The Christian law firm says that Kern is the victim, and they want to defend her rights.

"To let them know can't run roughshod over Rep. Kern use their typical bullying tactics and mean-spirited tactics," says Rooney.

To PFLAG President Loyce Newton-Edwards, it seems like an overreaction, especially when there's been no talk of taking legal action against Kern. They say the only action they want is to have a conversation.

"All we're saying is we're American citizens and we've been offended by her statements and we stood up to say we don't think it's right," says Newton-Edwards. "We believe that conversation is the way to solve conflicts, and we don't want a confrontation, no shouting, no name calling, just an opportunity to sit across the table and speak heart to heart."

Rooney says right now it's just a precautionary measure to let everyone know Kern won't bend to intimidation, but he also said it could go further than that.

"We're looking into those eventually to see if some of those groups stepped over the line," says Rooney. "If they did, we would be willing to do a lawsuit."

Rooney is specifically referring to rumors of one of Kern's sons being gay and of the more than 30,000 e-mails sent to her.

"As PFLAG president, we have absolutely not sent any e-mails, any hate mail, no threats," says Newton-Edwards. "We deplore it. We say it's not right. We have absolutely done none of that."

The question is: If the firm took action against someone, whom would it be?

The firm says Kern welcomed the support and accepted the help. KSBI-TV tried to get in touch with Kern, but she was out of the office.

Newton-Edwards did say she hopes a conversation between the two parties will take place next week. Kern has previously stated that she would want legal counsel present if a meeting took place. Newton-Edwards says they'll probably do the same.