The Gold Standard has returned to mainstream U.S. politics for the first time in 30 years, with a “gold commission” set to become part of official Republican party policy. Talk of a gold standard is back in focus in politics for the first time in three decades. The U.S. Republican Party will call next week for a commission to examine the possibility of returning the American currency to the gold standard .Rep. Ron Paul, (R-TX), weighs in.