And, many of the "Society" men are educated. Not all of them dropped out of school at 15 like Jackson did.
I agree with you that many of the governing body couldn't organize a trip to the bathroom. It appears that they are only a front. With the shadowy group of society members milling around in the background anything is possible. It does appear that there are some important files somewhere that are hidden by the Borg that would be nice to see.