The Penn State Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) has teamed up with Campus Progress, a national student organization, in an effort to stop Judge Samuel Alito Jr. from being confirmed as the newest member of the Supreme Court.

President Bush nominated Alito in October to fill the seat left by retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Senators may be voting on Alito's nomination this week.

Members of FMLA stood in front of the Palmer Museum of Art Friday afternoon, asking passersby to sign a petition that stated President Bush "should nominate a judge whose judicial philosophy is the American mainstream, not on the extreme right." About 130 people signed the petition, and 35 to 40 people had their pictures taken holding it.

Erin Stover, FMLA vice president, said the group has many reasons to oppose Alito.

"He sides with companies over individual rights, he supports wide-ranging executive powers and he has a history of ruling against the environment," she said.

Stover said Alito's vote might have the power to reverse landmark decisions, such as Roe v. Wade, if his nomination is confirmed.

"A lot of decisions have been close in the past, and if he's confirmed, he could go back on a lot of women's rights and labor issues," she said.

Jennifer Rafanan, organizer for Campus Progress, said that the organization is working on campuses across the country to stop Alito's confirmation.

"Students are going to be the ones affected for the next 30 to 40 years," she said. "We're the ones that have to deal with the decisions the Supreme Court makes."

Samantha Leathers (freshman-animal bioscience) signed the petition because she disagrees with Alito's past rulings.

"I don't think Alito is the right choice for the Supreme Court," she said.

FMLA members handed out fliers, balloons, stickers and beverage koozies with the phrase "Alito's America -- It's not our America" on them.

They also had DVDs with a 90-second video about Alito's history and what the future might be like if Alito is confirmed.

People who signed the petition were asked to write their visions for America on a poster and have their pictures taken with it.

Many posters throughout the afternoon displayed abortion-rights slogans. Elissa Wolf (sophomore-environmental resource management) wrote, "My body, my choice" on her poster.

"I heard of what [Alito's] opinions are, and I totally disagree," she said.

Natasha Tucker (freshman-secondary education) said she doesn't support Alito because he may want to reverse Roe v. Wade. She wrote, "I want to make choices!" on her poster.

"I believe that women should have the right to choose whether they want to have their child or not," Tucker said.

Rafanan said that Campus Progress hopes to display the photos in Washington, D.C., in protest of Alito's possible confirmation.

FMLA will continue to ask for signatures in the HUB-Robeson Center today and tomorrow.