“Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday they expect a bill to codify same-sex marriage to eventually win the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, a sign of growing public acceptance and a sea change over an issue that had once badly divided the two parties,” CNN reports.

“While most GOP senators are likely to vote against the bill, lawmakers in both parties believe there will be at least 10 Republicans who would join all 50 Democrats and advance the bill to a final up-or-down vote.”

Earlier for members: A Very Powerful House Vote

Jonathan Chait: “In 2004, the Republican Party was united in anger at the idea that judges would seize the issue of gay marriage from its rightful place in the legislative arena.”

Said President George W. Bush: “We will not stand for judges who undermine democracy by legislating from the bench and try to remake America by court order.”

Said the Alliance for Marriage: “The only question is whether the constitutional status of marriage will be determined by unelected judges or the American people.”

“Conservatives may finally get their wish. The matter of gay marriage is finally coming for a vote before what they have always insisted is its rightful venue: Congress. And yet, far from expressing gratitude that Congress is finally exerting its sacred Article III powers, conservatives are angry that elected officials are now meddling in business properly settled by the courts.”

Politico: Republicans freeze up on same-sex marriage.