GOP congressman’s book: ‘The wife is to voluntarily submit’ to her husband

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

A Republican member of Congress says in a recently released book that a wife is to "voluntarily submit" to her husband, but that it doesn't make her inferior to him.

Rep. Steve Pearce's (R-N.M.) memoir, "Just Fly the Plane, Stupid!" was released last month. Its publication -- and his acknowledgment in the book of the controversial nature of the submission debate -- come as the Republican Party reevaluates how it talks to and about women.

In the book, Pearce recounts his rise to owning an oil-field service company and winning election to Congress. In the book, the Vietnam War veteran says that both the military chain of command and the family unit need a structure in which everyone plays his or her role.

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"The wife is to voluntarily submit, just as the husband is to lovingly lead and sacrifice," he writes, citing the Bible. "The husband’s part is to show up during the times of deep stress, take the leadership role and be accountable for the outcome, blaming no one else."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/22/gop-congressmans-book-the-wife-is-to-voluntarily-submit-to-her-husband/

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Remind me how that "reaching out to women" thing is going?

[Deep13]

1. Submit voluntarily, goddammit!

If this is an ecclesiastical directive, then how is it voluntary?

[AtheistCrusader]

2. This is a religious thing.

I got that whole fucking spiel when working out our wedding vows with the pastor of the church we wanted to get married in. (Not members.)

We left that 'obey' shit out when we actually said our vows. I think he noticed but fuck him, we were renting the church, nothing more. Not members.

[MsPithy]

3. OK, then. Why would we ever vote for a christian woman for public office?

Her husband is the one making the decisions.

[brooklynite]

9. Are you suggesting Marcus Bachmann wasn't up to the job?

[MsPithy]

4. Does that include bearing children when the wife doesn't want to?

Sounds like... oh, what's the word...?

Slavery.

[okaawhatever]

5. "What War on Women" asks the Republican leadership..... nt

[LeftishBrit]

6. That's a contradiction in terms, in any case

'Do as you're told - voluntarily!'

[Scairp]

7. Hmm

And if she doesn't voluntarily submit, what then? Fucktard.

[elfin]

8. Wonder if she likes being outed as a Stepford wife

He just might be in for a rude awakening by a seemingly docile wife who doesn't like this characterization. Here's to her consciousness being raised by the reaction to this stupid, stupid comment.

[Stuart G]

10. Very short biography at link, and he looks beatable....bring it on jerk

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pearce_(politician)

Stevan Edward "Steve" Pearce (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and was an Assistant Minority Whip.

He is currently the only Republican in the New Mexico Congressional Delegation, as well as the only Republican Congressman who represents a district along the Mexico-United States border.

[chuckstevens]

11. Isn't that part of Shira Law?

Just sayin

[tanyev]

12. I look forward to the sequel, "Just Plain Stupid".

[Ash_F]

18. ...

[Skittles]

13. battered women's shelters are for women who "submit"

fuck that

he would fit in nicely with the Taliban

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

14. I'm going to try this out with my wife

This may be my last post!

Obviously this book was not co-authored by the good congressman's wife.

[Swede Atlanta]

15. Actually you may be wrong there.....

there are many, many "good" Christian women who believe all that crap about the woman being subservient to her husband and doing his bidding.

It relieves them of any obligation to be responsible for themselves or be culpable for their mistakes. The "hubby" will take care of them.

This belief system is often taught young girls at an early age. Their Daddy is their protector in their adolescence and Daddy will approve or disapprove of her husband. After marriage her husband is the master of the house.

[calguy]

22. I already tried it with my wife

and I have a black eye to prove it!

[pangaia]

23. I'm 5'10", about 185 or so.

My wife is Chinese 5' 0' 98 pounds after a shower and with a towel around her head.
She has practiced kung fu for 5-6 years.
I ain't tryin' non of this shit on her.

[hamsterjill]

16. And just how many stupid, Republican women do I know right now who agree with him?

I can't believe that women...any women...can be so foolish, but there are plenty of them out there who believe this stuff AND decide to live by it.

It's bad enough when a man is trying to peddle that crap; it's even worse when women voluntarily do it. Candace Cameron Bure was in the news last week over this same stuff.

Un BE lieveable!

I'm a woman of the 60's movements and it's an equal partnership, or it's nothing at all.

[Ash_F]

17. Dumb title, dumb book.

Dumb Republican.

Edit - Now that I think about it, I probably shouldn't make light of this because it is very serious that someone in a position of power has this mindset.

[duhneece]

19. (hanging my head) This is MY Congressman

If you wonder what kind of women would support him, let me share with you that down here in southcentral NM, a woman state rep tried to pass a law making it illegal for a woman who has been raped to have an abortion...that would be destroying the evidence, don't you know?
Our second annual "We Trust Women Commemoration & Celebration of Roe v Wade" had a dozen or so rallyers, but the anti-choice vigil for unborn 'children' had 150 attend.
We fight hard to support Dem candidates and shit like this just fires me up.

[Ash_F]

20. Don't give up. /nt

[duhneece]

21. Nevah!!! nt