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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 84%. (I'm a bot)


Article 1 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be expanded to prohibit discrimination against someone because of a disability or sexual orientation.
The proposal to expand the first article of the Constitution, which succinctly deals with equality, has received enough support in a vote in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate.
The Dutch Constitution does already state that discrimination "On any other grounds whatsoever shall not be permitted." However, the explicit mention of sexual orientation is an important moment for the rights of people who identify with diverse genders and sexualities, said COC Nederland.


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"Discriminatie op basis van godsdienst, levensovertuiging, politieke gezindheid, ras, geslacht, of op welke andere grond dan ook, is verboden."
It kind of is there already no? >

It was already illegal, but it's now in the constitution. On one hand it's a mostly symbolic gesture, on the other hand this should theoretically be more difficult to undo for future legislators. >


on the other hand this should theoretically be more difficult to undo for future legislators.

Nope. Not in the slightest. This is an entirely symbolic gesture that changes absolutely nothing but some of the wording, and arguably weakens the overall constitutional ban on discrimination by being specific about certain subjects.
While it might still be nice as a purely symbolic gesture, there really is no practical change to speak of. >

I'm thinking of moving to the netherlands >

It was already banned before this change. It only creates more labels to put on people. >

Even better must've created more protections now I even more wanna move there. >

Nope, doesn’t change anything at all. Purely symbolic. More than welcome to come here but this shouldn’t be the reason. >

than what's the point of the bill....... >

It was not in the constitution, now it is.
It was however in national laws and pretty sure it’s a requirement by Europe.
The only change is that other laws that might lead to discrimination like this can be blocked on constitutional grounds if anyone tries to pass them. >

The Dutch constitution specifies in article 120 that courts cannot test for constitutionality of laws. Whether a bill aligns with the constitution is very much a political decision made by the Dutch Senate itself. Instead, courts can test whether laws align with international treaties we signed, such as EU law.
The motivation of this constitutional change is also symbolic. The constitution always specified that any discrimination was illegal, but there was support for changing the constitution because parties felt that if it was named explicitly in the constitution, this would be seen as a signal to the relevant communities that they are validated and the parliament values them. >

Wait what? Then what is the point of a constitution if constitutionality of laws doesn’t apply >

The Dutch constitution still provides the legal basis for the monarchy, how the democracy is set up, how the Supreme Courts (we have like 4) are selected, and alike. As mentioned, one can’t invoke it in court, but the provisions of the Dutch constitution with respect to how the national institutions functions is followed. 
Moreover, many articles in the Dutch constitution also go like “freedom of privacy must be maintained, unless otherwise specified in the law”. It is a constitution that provides a general framework for the national governance and much of Dutch legislation derives from it. For example, article 1 of the Constitution (which is now changed per this article) bans discrimination, which is then transposed into the General Law on Equal Treatment passed by parliament and the Senate.
Theoretically of course, with enough political will the constitution can be ignored, but there is no political will for that whatsoever. >

Wait so its. Now. In the Constitution now my disappointment is gone yay