The capitol

[Julian]

the building in which the US Congress meets

[Merna]

a building in which a US state government meets:

[Hina Muqadas]

Of Bay Area Origin
It refers to a Toilet
It gets this meaning from a Russian Word for Take a Shit which sounds similar to the title [Governor]
This eventually progressed to Taking a Governor
Eventually the saying visiting [the capitol] came into common [parlance]
It may also refer to the state of the Economy across the world as of the year 2009 ad