{"id":473,"date":"2022-04-05T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T10:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:45:18","slug":"over-de-eerste-kamer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/over-de-eerste-kamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Over de Eerste Kamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-over-de-eerste-kamer4078\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over de Eerste Kamer\" >\n\tOver de Eerste Kamer<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--110 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--60 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2022\/04\/eerste-kamer-plenaire-zaal.jpeg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Rijksvastgoedbedrijf \/ Corne Bastiaansen\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--40  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tDe Eerste Kamer vormt samen met de Tweede Kamer de Staten-Generaal. De Tweede Kamer stuurt goedgekeurde wetsvoorstellen op naar de Eerste Kamer en de Eerste Kamer kan deze wetsvoorstellen goedkeuren of verwerpen. De Eerste Kamer kan geen wijzigingen aanbrengen in een wetsvoorstel, en kijkt voornamelijk naar de rechtmatigheid, uitvoerbaarheid en handhaafbaarheid van het wetsvoorstel. De Eerste Kamer is deel van de volksvertegenwoordiging, maar wordt niet rechtstreeks gekozen. De 75 Eerste Kamerleden worden gekozen door de leden van de Provinciale Staten. D66 heeft op dit moment 7 zetels in de Eerste Kamer. Bekijk\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/d66.nl\/eerstekamer\/mensen\">hier<\/a>\u00a0wie onze senatoren zijn.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--semiBold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-democratische--br-vernieuwing-br-7421\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Democratische vernieuwing\">\n\tDemocratische <br>vernieuwing<br><\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tD66 wil de democratische controle moderniseren. Rechters moeten de bevoegdheid krijgen om wetten te toetsen aan de Grondwet, zodat de controle op de macht beter gespreid is en individuele rechten beter beschermd zijn. Als deze zogenaamde constitutionele toetsing is ingevoerd met waarborgen voor de zorgvuldigheid van wetgeving, kan de indirect gekozen Eerste Kamer worden afgeschaft. D66 wil een spoedige aanpassing van de Kieswet en Grondwet om deze stap te zetten.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--semiBold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-integriteit7343\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Integriteit\">\n\tIntegriteit<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tDe Eerste Kamerleden van D66 hebben de D66-Richtlijn Integriteit ondertekend. 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