Busy B, with respect, I believe we're both tugging on the same piece of 49ers string here.
The reason I congratulate the CPU in particular is "100% of accrued funds has gone to the legal support of The 49ers." Thanks are equally due to those who contribute in other ways to the legal fund.
I would agree that the CPU is not quintessentially the present representative pilot's body. I believe pragmatically however that the CPU's existence is obviated in this case.