CAPT STRETCHED HIS FUEL AND HAD FO PULL FUEL QUANTITY CIRCUIT BREAKER TO HIDE THE FACT.

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AFTER A RERTE DUE TO WX SW OF ATL ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM STL-HOU (NONSTOP). OVERHEAD MCI IT WAS CALCULATED THAT REMAINING FUEL WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO LAND AT HOU WITH ACFT MANUFACTURER'S MINIMUM REQUIRED FUEL. THE CAPT WOULD NOT CONSIDER DIVERTING TO A STATION ALONG RTE IN ORDER TO REFUEL. OVERHEAD DFW THE CAPT INSTRUCTED THE FO TO PULL THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER. AT THE TIME; THE INDICATORS READ 4800 LBS TOTAL FUEL. AFTER LNDG AT HOU; THE FO RESET THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SHOWED 2600 LBS TOTAL FUEL. L TANK 1200 LBS; R TANK 1400 LBS. THE CAPT HAD PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED THE FO THAT HE HAD A 'PET PEEVE' ABOUT FO'S THAT ATTEMPTED TO 'RUN THE COCKPIT.' WHEN ASKED HOW A FO MIGHT EXHIBIT SUCH OBJECTIONABLE BEHAVIOR; THE CAPT RESPONDED 'BY HINTING OR SUGGESTING THAT THE FO DISAGREED WITH THE CAPT'S DECISIONS OR BY RESISTING CAPT'S ORDERS.' BECAUSE OF THAT BRIEFING; THE FO WAS RELUCTANT TO INTERVENE IN THE LOW FUEL SCENARIO. IN ESSENCE; I WIMPED OUT AND ALLOWED AN UNSAFE CONDITION TO EVOLVE; AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT; IN ORDER TO AVOID REPRISAL FROM THE CAPT WHICH COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED MY EMPLOYMENT.