WASHINGTON – A "tax crisis" will slam taxpayers on Jan. 1 if Americans fail to stand up and confront Congress. So says Ginni Thomas, founder of LibertyCentral.org and wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

"Democratic policies are pushing the country to the brink," Thomas told WND in an interview. "That's why Liberty Central is helping to educate and activate people now.

"Their perception of real people is so off," said Thomas of the Democrats running Congress. "They think we're all sitting on big bank accounts with extra money to send to Washington if they would only tax us."

LibertyCentral.org is running a petition drive, "Help Stop the Obama Tax Hike," demanding that Congress extend the Bush tax cuts scheduled to be canceled Jan. 1. Opponents of Obama's plan have described the move as a massive tax increase, because the Bush provisions have been law for nearly a decade.