IFR GPS question

Neil Gould wrote:
Recently, Jose posted:

...then you can't legally use the alternate
Not quite. You can't file that airport as an alternate if you need
the GPS to get in there. However, once you actually =need= an
alternate, that restriction goes away. It's a restriction on filing,
not on flying.

Well, *all* restrictions go away in an emergency,

Going to an alternate isn't an emergency.