Scott Walker, the Republican governor of Wisconsin who this weekend was called the GOP’s current presidential frontrunner, thinks that the best way to block full-blown marriage equality at the federal level will be to amend the U.S. Constitution in such a way so that states will be empowered to forbid marriages that are not between one man and one woman.

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Though he has not officially announced his bid for the nation’s highest office, the New York Times suggested Walker is now “leading the pack” of Republican hopefuls which has now grown to a field of fifteen or more declared or likely candidates. With the competition stiff, it’s possible that Walker—though he rejected the idea he was the GOP’s top dog—is trying to appeal to the party’s religious conservatives and anti-gay base by taking a firm position against the  increasingly mainstream and accepted idea of gay marriage.

“I personally believe that marriage is between one man and one woman,” Walker said during an interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning. “If the court decides that, the only next approach is for those who are supporters of marriage being defined as between one man and one woman is ultimately to consider pursuing a constitutional amendment.”

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