regardless there should be priority for any and all elite members of an airline elite program not just for certain ones that "negotiate it". i never knew airlines had to negotiate a priority line at us airports. crazy.
Why should a government agency give priority to people who pay AA more money? If AA is willing to pay the additional cost of the extra employees to screen their elite passengers, then fine. Otherwise it's paid for with taxpayer money and you get the same service as anyone else.