So perhaps you want to go back to the weak Articles of Confederation?
I don't.
I too wish we could undo a great deal of crap done in the name of the Interstate Commerce clause. But tariffs were always constitutional. No ifs. Not buts. No maybes.
A healthy respect for the 9th and 10th amendments are in order, are they not? Oh, I forgot who I was asking!
Tariffs were constitutional, yes, but they became an unwise method of government revenue after the "infant industry" had finally blossomed. In fact, the tariff manipulation on products - a manipulation that was not uniformly applied and unfairly levied against the South's interests was one of the causes that led to the War Between the States.
Your reasoning in support of tariffs is purely nationalistic and is deeply rooted by your own fear, xenophobia, and limited knowledge of economic principles. You'd, by your own admission, would rather have leaders in our government plan economic activities and create disincentives for consumers who would choose to purchase foreign goods using their own free will. By definition, this make you a big government extolling, disdainer of liberty. Sorry [I write sorry because the truth must hurt], but you'll have much difficulty in trying to refute this charge.