I think they are using "force" in the "the state has a monopoly on the use of force" sense. Also, I think it's fine to argue against the current state of laws.

I think they are using "force" in the "the state has a monopoly on the use of force" sense. Also, I think it's fine to argue against the current state of laws. It's not as if we are actually a democracy (at the federal level, the founding fathers didn't give us any direct democracy tools and those who could vote were an elite subset of the population). Even today we suffer from bad laws drafted by special interests and voted into existence by those who accept campaign contributions from those who drafted the laws. There is little in the form of "direct democracy" in our current system of legislation.