Why would they spoil the bill by including Washington, land of hippies? Maybe because Flake & McCain are muddle-headed moderates?
Under Flake’s bill, the new circuit would cover Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Alaska, leaving the 9th with three Pacific states as well as the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
Source: Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’ | Fox News