A government restricted to Goa'uld officeholders makes every capable subordinate a potential political rival. Human ministers and secretaries with specialist portfolios provide an alternative because they cannot claim the same divine legitimacy as a System Lord. Their advancement depends directly on the ruler, so administrative talent becomes a counterweight to lesser Goa'uld rather than an independent power base. Symbiote infiltration remains a serious risk, requiring the ruler to recognize other Goa'uld and use additional safeguards to verify that officials remain who they claim to be.
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Human ministers as dependent counterweights
Promoting human specialists into ministries gives the ruler capable servants whose status depends on him, provided the regime guards against covert Goa'uld takeover.