"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Gingrich and company at least tried in 1995. It took a two thirds vote to enact term limits so even if every Republican had voted in favor, it still would not have passed.
They take some grief for promising term limits and not delivering but the contract only said they would bring it up for a vote, and they did. Sadly it didn’t make it. A large majority of Republicans voted for it at least. But I suppose there was never a realistic chance it would pass.